Woodworker: Unknown
Fruit wood; ornately carved; the back of the fig-shaped bowl depicting an angel's head above the Cucifixion
Fruit wood; the fig-shaped bowl with an ornately carved handle. The front of the bowl is engraved at the top with a pattern of scrolls within two inscribed borders. The back of the bowl is carved with the winged head of an angel above the Crucifixion. The handle is carved depicting a pair of kissing lovers holding hands, a loose beaded ring, and the terminal is a mermaid with flowing hair.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 17.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Late-18th Century#
Circa
1650
-
Circa
1800
Carving
: The wood was carved
Engraving
Accession number: MAR.M.156-1912
Primary reference Number: 166847
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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