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Chalice: MAR.M.62-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

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Description

Silver, parcel-gilt; the V-shaped bowl on large lobed knop on hexagonal foot with applied medallions

Silver, parcel-gilt; the rounded V-shaped bowl is gilt inside and at the top of the exterior. It stands on a cyclindrical column with large central lobed knop. Above and below the knop are openwork collars of ropework with applied decoration. The low trumpet-shaped spreading hexagonal foot is embossed with scrolling foliage and stylised leaves on a matted ground. In each of the six corners a circular engraved medallion is applied: a rampant lion with legend MADONA * + MARIA, and going clockwise, a female Saint, a Bishop; a monastic Saint, a monastic Saint with both arms raised, a Bishop The hexagonal sides curve in slightly and stand on a low vertical foot rim, which is pierced with a border of quatrefoils. There are traces of gilding on the exterior of the chalice, suggesting the gilding on the interior and at the rim is a replacement.

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Weight: 395 g
Weight: 12:14 oz:dwt

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

14th Century
Circa 1300 CE - 1400 CE

School or Style

Medieval

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Surface composed of gold
To Rim Height 19.8 cm Height 7¾ in
Base Width 15.8 cm Width 6¼ in
Bowl
Foot Rim
Foot
Seams

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: MADONA * + MARIA
  • Location: On one of the medallions on the foot
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: rectangular white paper label with a black line round the edge. 150 is written in pencil

  • Text: EXHIBITION / Reg. No. 150 / ITALIAN ART
  • Location: On the base of the foot
  • Method of creation: Printed in black and hand-written in pencil
  • Type: Exhibition label

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.62-1912
Primary reference Number: 139873
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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