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Silversmith: Evans, John, silversmith
Silver-gilt with embossed and chased decoration and finial in the form of a woman holding a shield bearing initials
Silver-gilt, the deep U-shaped bowl has a slightly everted rim, and tucks in near the base. The bowl is divided into three areas, the first is the rim which is engraved with a delicate border of strapwork containing flowers and scrolling foliage. Beneath this is a moulded girdle, then a wide border of embossed and chased strapwork contining empty cartouches, grapes and scrolling foliage on a scalework ground. An applied rope border separates the last area which is embossed and chased with gadroons. The knopped stem is embossed and engraved and has three applied scroll brackets and three lions' masks. The bell-shaped foot is embossed and chased with acanthus leaves and strapwork containing sea monsters, grapes and scrolling foliage on a scalework ground. It stands on two foot rings with cast decorative borders. The domed cover (A) is similarly decorated but is also embossed with three winged angels' heads. The ornate knop supports a cast finial of a femaile holding a shild with is engraved with the monogram 'A' over 'C' over 'WK'.
L.D. Cunliffe Bequest, 1937
Height: 46.7 cm
Height: 18⅜ in
Weight: 1121 g
Weight: 36:1 oz:dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham
17th Century, Early#
James I
1613
CE
-
1614
CE
The mark of initials IE, a bugle horn and three pellets below, in plain shield has been attributed to John Evans who had become free of the Goldsmiths' Company before 1691 and died before 1619
Surface
composed of
gold
Foot
Diameter 14 cm
Diameter 5½ in
Raising
: Silver-gilt, raised, embossed, chased and engraved
Embossing
Engraving
Chasing
Inscription present: 'A' over 'C' over 'WK'.
Inscription present: lion passant
Inscription present: 'IE' over an arch contining three pellets
Accession number: M/P.6 & A-1938
Primary reference Number: 139860
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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