Woodworker: Unknown
Fruit wood; the carved fork slides into grooves on the back of the spoon's bowl. The shared handle is an arched cylindrical stem carved with acanthus leaves and terminating in a scrolled finial with a grotesque mask on the front.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 14 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Late-18th Century#
Circa
1680
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Circa
1780
Carving : The wood was carved
Accession number: MAR.M.147
Primary reference Number: 166841
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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