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écuelle: MAR.M.70 & A-1912

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Rey, Georges

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Description

Silver; shallow bowl with two lug handles and a domed cover

Silver; the shallow bowl with flat bottom has two cast shaped-triangular lug handles, which are decorated with a shell, flower, scrolls and basketwork. The domed cover is embossed and chased with borders of scrolling foliage and flowers on a matted ground. The flattened knop is set with a medallion of the head of a woman.

Notes

History note: Not known before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Weight: 885 g
Weight: 28:11 oz:dwt

Place(s) associated

  • Chambéry ⪼ France

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century, Mid
Circa 1726 CE - 1760 CE

Note

Georges Rey was master and assayer. He was recorded in 1726 was dead by 1760. He also worked in Piedmont, where he was known as Georgio Roy. The écuelle was formerly attributed to Turin.

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Bowl Diameter 17.2 cm Diameter 6⅝ in
To Top Of Knop Height 11.1 cm Height 4⅜ in
Across Handles Width 29.5 cm Width 11⅝ in
Armorials
Cover
Decoration
Handles

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: 'GR' beneath a crown and a cross, with a 5-petalled flowerhead underneath

  • Location: On the base of the ecuelle and inside the cover
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Maker's mark

Inscription present: the arms of the city in a wreath beneath a royal crown, the letter R underneath

  • Location: On the base of the ecuelle and inside the cover
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Town and assayer's mark
  • Text: FITZW. MUS.
  • Location: On the inside of the cover
  • Method of creation: Paper - stuck
  • Type: Museum label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.70 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 119296
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 8 May 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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