Silversmith: N
Silver, parcel-gilt; deep circular bowl on handle cast with cherub and armorials; with cast pomegranate finial
Silver, parcel-gilt; the deep circular bowl is attached at the back by an applied silver-gilt fleur-de-lis and shield to the cast lower section of the bowl. The front of this section depicts a cherub holding a palm or large sheaf of wheat. Above him are various heraldic emblems, including a coat-of-arms and crest. On the back at the base is the mask of a man. The upper section of the handle is baluster-shaped between a series of turned knops. The silver-gilt finial is in the form of a pomegranate, which has split open. The back of the spoon is initialled 'GP'. The back of the handle is inscribed ' 'III' and 'LIBE * IST * DIE * GRÖSTETUGEND *'
Possibly a 19th century copy
History note: Not known before testator
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 18.3 cm
Length: 7¼ in
Weight: 71 g
Weight: 2:5 oz:dwt
Method of acquisition: Given (1912-06-18) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Production date: after AD 1680 : late 17th Century, or possibly a late 19th century copy
The spoon may have been made in Scandinavia
Part Of The Surface
composed of
gilt
Bowl
Decoration
Handle
Inscription
Accession number: MAR.M.122-1912
Primary reference Number: 163178
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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