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Stirrup cup: M.67-1961

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Silver; the ogee-shaped cone has a broad border of spiral fluting between two narrow bead edge borders, and a hexagonal finial

Notes

History note: Not known before testator, Louis C.G. Clarke, MA, LL.D., Cambridge

Legal notes

L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960

Measurements and weight

Height: 12 cm
Height: 4¾ in
Weight: 180 g
Weight: 5 : 16 oz : dwt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Note

Possibly Middle Eastern

Components of the work

Rim Diameter 10.1 cm Diameter 4 in

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.67-1961
Primary reference Number: 159921
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 August 2018 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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