Woodworker: Unknown
Fruit wood; ornately carved; the back of the round bowl depicting an angel pointing to the sky
Fruit wood; the round bowl with an ornately carved handle. The front of the bowl is engraved at the top with a pattern of scrolls, round the rim is an inscribed border. The back of the bowl is carved with an angel pointing to the sky and a cherub holding a staff within an inscribed border. The base of the handle is carved with the Virgin Mary feeding the Christ Child; above her is a naked lute player, and the terminal is a mermaid.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 18 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Late-18th Century#
Circa
1650
-
Circa
1800
Carving : The wood was carved
Accession number: MAR.M.152-1912
Primary reference Number: 166846
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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