Woodworker: Unknown
Fruit wood; the elongated fig-shaped bowl has a cylindrical spirally fluted stem, at the join are two lobes or leaves. The finial is in the form of a scroll supporting a bust of a female grotesque who holds a shield carved with two long knives or leaves.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 18.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Late-18th Century, Mid
Circa
1650
CE
-
Circa
1750
CE
Carving : The wood was carved
Accession number: MAR.M.148-1912
Primary reference Number: 166842
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Spoon" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/166842 Accessed: 2024-04-27 12:29:00
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|title=Spoon
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-27 12:29:00|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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