Silversmith: Drentwett, Jonas, silversmith
Silver-gilt; the shallow oval bowl has a scrolled handle terminating in a female mask
Silver-gilt; the shallow oval bowl is attached by a facetted rat's tail to a scrolled cast handle. At the base of the front of the handle are three lobes beneath a grotesque mask; just above the centre is a quatrefoil, and at the top is a mask of a female. The back of the handle is engraved with two coats of arms and a crest within mantling
History note: Not known before testator
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 17.5 cm
Length: 6⅞ in
Weight: 54 g
Weight: 1.14 oz:dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Mid#
1639
CE
-
1645
CE
Surface
composed of
gilt
Armorials
Bowl
Handle
Inscription present: a pine cone
Inscription present: a long zigzag
Accession number: MAR.M.91-1912
Primary reference Number: 162941
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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