Silversmith: Unknown
Silver; the deep fig-shaped bowl is attached by the prongs of a fork to a hinged handle, with a finial is in the form of a lion rampant holding a shield initialled 'V'.
Silver; the spoon's fig-shaped bowl is attached by five loops on its back to a three-pronged fork. There is an applied grotesque mask just above the tines, and a little further up the handle there is a hinge, which is held in place by a slide with the applied female mask. The handle, which is square in cross section, is engraved on the front with scales, and on the sides with Vitruvian scrolls. The back has two thread edge borders round the handle and the tines. The finial is in the form of a lion rampant holding a shield engraved with the initial 'V'. The front of the bowl of the spoon is engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest within mantling.
History note: Not known before testator
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 15.9 cm
Length: 6ΒΌ in
Weight: 44 g
Weight: 1:8 oz:dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
19th Century, Late-20th Century, Early#
1870
CE
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1910
CE
This combined spoon and fork were accessioned as 17th century. However, the two illegible marks on it but do not appear to be 17th century marks. From Northern Europe.
Armorials
Bowl
Decoration
Finial
Ininital
Tines
Accession number: MAR.M.105-1912
Primary reference Number: 163120
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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