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Silversmith: Unknown
Silver; deep U-shaped with wavy edge rim and broad lip; a moulded girdle half way down the sides; the upper body embossed and chased with borders of fruit and scrolls either side of a cartouche containing a crest of a pelican vulning itself, the lower half of the body embossed with scrolls, flowers, grapes and a hoho bird; standing on three cast and chased legs with lion’s mask capitals and lions’ paw feet; with double scroll handle; the base scratch engraved with the initials ‘C’ over ‘TE’
History note: Unknown before Louis C.G. Clarke
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Weight: 190 g
Weight: 6:2 oz/dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, third quarter
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1765
To Top Of Handle
Height 11 cm
Height 4 3/8 in
From Lip To Handle
Width 14 cm
Width 5 1/2 in
Body
Decoration
Handle
Legs
Accession number: M.53-1961
Primary reference Number: 157294
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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