One of a set of four bowls
Silversmith: Alexander, Philip Frederick
Silver with hammered surface and embossed and chased border of leaves
Silver, with hammered surface, and embossed, chased, and matted decoration. Circular bowl with vertical rim above convex sides narrowing to a flat circular base. The whole with hammered decoration and, beneath the rim, a narrow border of embossed and chased stylised leaves on a matted ground.
History note: Not known before testator, H.S. Reitlinger (d. 1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950. Transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Weight: 320 g
Weight: 10: 4 oz: dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
20th Century, Early
Edward VII
1904
-
1905
Across Rim
Diameter 13.5 cm
Diameter 5½ in
Across Base
Diameter 7 cm
Diameter 2¾ in
To Rim
Height 8.9 cm
Height 3½ in
Border
Decoration
Raising (metal forming process)
Inscription present: 'P.F.A.' in on oval cartouche
Inscription present: lion passant
Inscription present: leopard's head
Accession number: M.10C-1991
Primary reference Number: 157648
Packing number: SIL 838 C
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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