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Silversmith: Brechtel, Georg
Silver-gilt; tall with sloping cylindrical sides on a spreading circular foot, with low domed cover, embossed with straps and scrolls on a matted ground
Silver-gilt; the tall slender body with sloping cylindrical sides is embossed with a formal pattern of strapwork containing scrolls, fruit and flowers on a matted ground. It stands on a slightly domed spreading circular foot embossed with scrolls and stylised flower-heads on a matted ground. The slightly domed cover is similarly decorated with a buluster knop. The scroll handle has a bi-furcated themb-piece.
History note: Not known before testator
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Weight: 785 g
Weight: 25:5 oz:dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
16th Century, Late
Circa
1595
CE
-
1600
CE
Georg Brechtel worked from 1594-1632
Surface
composed of
gilt
Base
Diameter 13 cm
Diameter 5⅛ in
To Top Of Finial
Height 22.6 cm
Height 8⅞ in
Background
Cover
Decoration
Finial
Handle
Inscription present: 'B' in a circular cartouche
Inscription present: a pine cone
Accession number: MAR.M.40-1912
Primary reference Number: 119307
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tankard" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119307 Accessed: 2024-12-26 10:41:54
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