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Cup

Image attached to MAR.M.49-1912

An image of Standing Cup
silver-gilt; highly domed foot and waisted bowl embossed and chased with strapwork, cherubs' heads, swags, fruit and foliage.
Silver-gilt; the circular foot is stepped and highly domed in the centre.  The stem has an urn-shaped knop with three applied scrolls supporting the bowl, which is waisted with a flared rim.  The bowl, foot and knop are embossed and chased with borders of strapwork, cherubs' heads, swags, flowers and foliage on a matted ground.

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Standing Cup silver-gilt; highly domed foot and waisted bowl embossed and chased with strapwork, cherubs' heads, swags, fruit and foliage. Silver-gilt; the circular foot is stepped and highly domed in the centre. The stem has an urn-shaped knop with three applied scrolls supporting the bowl, which is waisted with a flared rim. The bowl, foot and knop are embossed and chased with borders of strapwork, cherubs' heads, swags, flowers and foliage on a matted ground.

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  • Accession Number: MAR.M.49-1912
  • Photograph Copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Aperture: f/29.0
  • Focal length: 100
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 760 pixels
  • Image width: 507 pixels
  • Processed with: ACD Systems Digital Imaging
  • Filesize: 56.31kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 29/1
  • Captured: 2008:03:31 10:01:18

Key words

Germany Silver

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rgb(221,223,224), rgb(121,123,122), rgb(59,53,28), rgb(211,204,185), rgb(120,100,57), rgb(185,188,189), rgb(90,72,38), rgb(181,168,138), rgb(160,167,166), rgb(150,154,156), rgb(195,204,201)

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