Silversmith:
Unknown
Woodworker:
Unknown
Fruit wood and silver; the wood bowl depicting the Last Judgement on the front, and the Ascension on the back
Fruit wood and silver; the wood bowl is fig-shaped (part missing) on a tapering stem. The front of the bowl is carved with a vignette of the Last Judgement, the back of the bowl is carved with a vignette of the Ascension of Christ, and, at the base, the Crucifixion. The silver handle is five-sided and tapers towards the terminal which has a ball-shaped finial. The sides of the handle have been engraved with a pattern of lines.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 16.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
18th Century, Late
Circa
1650
CE
-
Circa
1700
CE
Bowl
composed of
wood
Handle
composed of
silver
Decoration
Carving
: The wood bowl and tapering stem were carved. The seam down the back of the silver handle was soldered and the finial soldered to the terminal. The hollow silver handle was glued to the short wood stem. The decoration on the silver handle was engraved.
Soldering
Accession number: MAR.M.154-1912
Primary reference Number: 166836
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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