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Silversmith: GS
Silver; small hemi-spherical bowl on low reeded collet foot, in the shape of a Chinese tea bowl; the sides flat chased with scrolling foliage and hoho birds
Purchased with the F. Leverton Harris Fund
Height: 4.1 cm
Height: 1¾ in
Weight: 46 g
Weight: 1: 7 oz: dwt
Method of acquisition: Bought (1944)
Late 17th Century
Charles II
1683
CE
-
1684
CE
Maker's mark not attributed
Rim
Diameter 8.2 cm
Diameter 3¼ in
Body
Decoration
Inscription present: 'GS' with a crown above, and a crescent below, in a shaped cartouche
Accession number: M/P.1-1944
Primary reference Number: 140629
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Tea cup" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140629 Accessed: 2023-01-29 15:30:59
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|title=Tea cup
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-01-29 15:30:59|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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