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Key: MAR.M.224-1912

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 32 (Rothschild)

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Iron, double-piped stem ornately pierced, with fine comb wards, at either side of the top is a small ring for suspension, that at the top is missing. French, 17th century.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

C. B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 9.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 - 1700

Materials used in production

Iron

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.224-1912
Primary reference Number: 139866
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 10 December 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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