Silversmith: Unknown
Silver-gilt; oval bowl on hollow handle with flat shield-shaped terminal; engraved with a pattern of lines and a coat-of-arms
Silver-gilt; the oval bowl is attached to the handle by a flat lozenge shape, which enables the spoon to stand. The almost pentagonal hollow handle terminates with an applied shield. The back of the bowl is engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest within mantling and the initials 'VH' and 'VE'. The sides and the flat base of the handle are engraved with a pattern of lines.
History note: Not known before testator
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 12.2 cm
Length: 4¾ in
Weight: 15 dwt
Weight: 24 g
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
16th Century, Late-17th Century, Mid
Circa
1580
CE
-
1660
CE
The spoon does not bear a town or maker's mark. It was accessioned as German but is probably from Switzerland. The oval bowl is probably a replacement for a fig-shaped bowl, and the gilding is either later or a replacement.
Surface
composed of
gilt
Bowl
Decoration
Handle
Joins
Accession number: MAR.M.115-1912
Primary reference Number: 163168
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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