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Silversmith: Unknown (Possibly)
Silver-gilt; cylindrical body with embossed decoration, a grotesque spout and dragon-shaped handle
Silver-gilt; the deep U-shaped cylindrical body has a cast spout; stands on a trumpet-shaped foot, and has a high looped handle. The body is embossed and chased with three circular medallions containing either a man's or woman's head in profile on a matted ground. Strapwork is embossed and chased round each medallion, beneath which are a band of swags, baskets of fruit, winged putti and gadroons.The base of the jug sits on a circular gadrooned disk on the stepped trumpet-shaped foot. The rim of the foot is embossed with a band of strapwork. The spout is cast to resemble a mustachioed man's head with feathered headdress. The back of the jug has an applied openwork strap which rises to meet the open mouth of the grotesque head of the dragon. The body, which forms the handle, is chased to resemble a winged serpent, with the tail resting on the cast mask of a lion. The gilding is later.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Weight: 875 g
Weight: 28:3 oz:dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
16th Century, Late
1560
CE
-
1600
CE
The ewer was accessioned as Spanish but may be South American (Spanish Colonial) There are no maker's or town marks
Surface
composed of
gold
Foot
Diameter 10 cm
Diameter 3⅞ in
To Rim
Height 21.2 cm
Height 8⅜ in
To Top Of Handle
Height 35.7 cm
Height 14⅛ in
Body
Decoration
Handle
Spout
Stem
Accession number: MAR.M.81-1912
Primary reference Number: 137674
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ewer" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/137674 Accessed: 2024-11-09 00:30:58
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