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Silversmith: Walker, Joseph
Silver; circular body with two handles, and a domed cover
Silver; the raised body with slightly flaring sides and moulded girdle, stands on a domed spreading circular foot. The cast harp-shaped handles are capped with a ribbed tongue. The stepped domed cover, which is surmounted by a baluster finial is a later addition to the cup.
History note: Unknown before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Weight: 1900 g
Weight: 61:2 oz:dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
18th Century, Early#
George I
1719
CE
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1720
CE
The cover is an addition to the cup, which bears the maker's mark of Jospeh Walker and was hallmarked in Dublin in 1719-20; whereas the cover is only marked by the maker 'DM' The rim of the cover is slightly too small for the cup, and the scratch weight on the cup applies to it alone.
To Top Of Finial
Height 30 cm
Height 11¼ in
Across Handles
Width 31.2 cm
Width 12⅜ in
Body
Handles
Inscription present: 'M' over 'G*C'
Inscription present: harp crowned
Inscription present: in script
Accession number: MAR.M.27 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 133711
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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