Maker: Unknown
Steel flask inlaid with silver decoration in relief on a gilt ground, including a vignette of a cherub warming himself before a fire
Steel inlaid with silver decoration in relief on a gilt ground. Of flattened pear-shape; one side is decorated with a vignette of a cherub warming himself in front of a fire; the other with two exotic birds above an owl; on a ground decorated with Baroque scrolls and strapwork.
James Stewart Henderson Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Henderson, James Stewart
17th Century, Mid-Late
1650
-
1700
Surface
composed of
gold
Decoration
composed of
silver
Flask & Stopper
Height 3.2 cm
Length 11.5 cm
Width 4.9 cm
Accession number: HEN.M.461 & A-1933
Primary reference Number: 155903
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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