15929845220001312637261000Standard Recordobject-140605170206259666614871724310001702062268675fitz-onlineadlib-object-140605https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140605080c892f-419e-387e-b22f-8c417ef46eb57referenceagent-182176adlib-agent-1821766367a758-7a0d-3f2f-b0ea-e2ef689fea3aFitzwilliam, Richard, 6th Viscountreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverreferenceterm-116783adlib-term-116783dcf79139-7bd9-3d5b-a8fc-7cec629b99bcFounder's Collectionreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverMountssilver embossed, chased and engravedreferenceterm-26881adlib-term-2688188d2ea1e-d238-34e8-8bde-82e4187f5ad4embossingreferenceterm-29409adlib-term-29409f1f4145c-3fc8-365a-9df5-c7f7131d3bc2engravingreferenceterm-29641adlib-term-296412cca4338-6a77-3f63-9174-0a137a118930chasingLengthcm11.3Lengthin4⅜Widthcm9Widthin3½Large MountLengthcm4.2Lengthin1⅝Small MountsApplied Artssilver and ebony; one oval mount embossed with the arms of Fitzwilliam impaling Decker, surrounded by four triangular mounts, each embossed with emblems of a season, attached to a later rectangular embonised wood frameSilver and ebony; the central oval mount is embossed with the arms of Fitzwilliam impaling Decker on a matted ground. It is held in an oval ebony frame on a rectangular ebonised board. In each corner of the board is a shaped triangular plaque depicting the four seasons. Each plaque is finely embossed, chased and engraved. Spring has a basket of flowers; summer has the sun shining on a tree and two buildings with sheaves of wheat in the foreground; autumn has grapes, melons and fruit, and winter has a bare tree with game (rabbits and birds) hanging in the foreground. The wood frame with gilded borders is later.157referenceexhibition-1357adlib-exhibition-13578a15ecb5-cc73-3950-8f70-75433bbc7369The Dutch ConnectionM.5-18161accession numberM.5-1816140605priref140605urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140605https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140605referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumFounder's Bequestreferenceagent-149677adlib-agent-1496776cd547e7-475b-3c49-86ee-abd51b3ef559Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount181618161816bequeathed17441744CE1744circa17441776Catherine Decker, daughter of Sir Mathew Decker, married the 6th Viscount of Fitzwilliam in 1744. The Viscount died in 1776. It is therefore likely the plaque was made between these dates.11776CE1776circa1776silversmithreferenceagent-149652adlib-agent-1496520d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98UnknownThe plaques do not have a maker's mark or hallmarks. Their original function is unknown and the small plaques may be by a different silversmith and of an earlier date.referenceterm-106451adlib-term-1064519cdfd62c-ee07-3884-ae08-c797aad0863118th Century, Midreferenceterm-107736adlib-term-107736e93a8dd1-d76d-320b-be9b-afa352e322a1George IIreferenceterm-106216adlib-term-106216825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0probablyLondonreferenceterm-107997adlib-term-1079979c10e684-c8d1-3e5d-b478-d8b83596219bpossiblyDublinreferencemedia-115401adlib-media-115401fac4a69e-3c8b-3052-8986-aa7ebfe5ad8fjpegaa/aa20/M_5_1816.jpg1heightpixels742widthpixels76016162862105591imagejpegaa/aa20/mid_M_5_1816.jpg1heightpixels488widthpixels50016162862105591imagejpegaa/aa20/M_5_1816.jpg1heightpixels742widthpixels76016162862105591imagejpegaa/aa20/preview_M_5_1816.jpg1heightpixels244widthpixels25016162862105591image0media
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imagereferenceterm-43731adlib-term-437314136559c-b007-3e2a-a0ef-c829457c0f03mounts (attachments)referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. p. 105, no. 157105referencepublication-1933adlib-publication-1933247f3424-8fe8-3144-8ca1-c6c1e14536f7The Dutch Connection: The Founding of the Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceterm-9010adlib-term-9010ecd03def-5d2a-3b43-bb92-76be16fbabf6Rococoanimalreferenceterm-106642adlib-term-106642147713b8-773e-3750-8dae-a2735db8913arabbitanimalreferenceterm-106419adlib-term-1064196a020a7a-d710-3cb6-af17-8cd664abcf90birdplantreferenceterm-106795adlib-term-106795619c7689-2029-3c57-b0e2-12f5b54bedb8flowerplantreferenceterm-107645adlib-term-1076454e57bf95-64c3-3b0e-ada3-b37bcb76a417wheatsheafplantreferenceterm-58471adlib-term-58471ce00216e-da4e-37b3-974c-c2b6377d6c19treeplantreferenceterm-126238adlib-term-1262385639988f-32dd-34e4-86bf-64b46836b87fmelonplantreferenceterm-126237adlib-term-126237ef9ccbcb-e42e-36ba-ba6b-78c91a4daf69grapeplantreferenceterm-31178adlib-term-311781fff7cde-5cf7-35d7-931c-f1dba7699972fruitliteralrabbitrabbitliteralbirdbirdliteralflowerflowerliteralwheatsheafwheatsheafliteraltreetreeliteralmelonmelonliteralgrapegrapeliteralfruitfruitreferenceterm-43731adlib-term-437314136559c-b007-3e2a-a0ef-c829457c0f03mounts (attachments)mounts (attachments)Five Mounts in a Frameobject
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