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Spoon: MAR.M.158-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unidentified
Woodworker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Fruit wood and silver; the wood bowl is fig-shaped and has a short handle of elongated lozenge shape incised on the back with a V. The silver terminal has an almost flat shield-shaped finial, which is engraved with a pine cone.

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 11.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

17th Century, Mid-18th Century#
Circa 1650 CE - Circa 1750 CE

School or Style

North European

Components of the work

Bowl composed of wood
Handle composed of silver
Bowl, Handle
Finial To Wood
Finial

Techniques used in production

Soldering

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.158-1912
Primary reference Number: 166837
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 28 September 2015 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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