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Spoon: MAR.M.156-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Woodworker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

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.

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 17.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late-18th Century#
Circa 1650 - Circa 1800

School or Style

German

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Carving : The wood was carved
Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: possibly 'DIE . SEN . LEPFEL. UER . EHRE . ICH . MEINEN . HOCH .WIP . DIC / CEN . H . H . ??OBST . ANNO . KŰLNEP . ??NDUEWTONIES'
  • Location: Round the rim on the BACK of the bowl
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: possibly ' DAS . PLUT . IESUS . RP . ISTŰS . GOT . TESSONMACHŰNS . HEINŰGN . ALENSŰNOENAMENDA' / HEIN . P . CH . IULIS . ? . HEFEP . AN GOT . TESSEH//EN . I?TALS?EL'
  • Location: Round the rim on the front of the bowl
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.156-1912
Primary reference Number: 166847
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 25 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Spoon" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/166847 Accessed: 2024-12-23 09:23:18

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