Carver: Unknown
Ivory; fig-shaped bowl with slender handle and richly carved bust of Diana
Ivory; the fig-shaped bowl is carved in the front at the join with the handle with an acanthus leaf and fleur-de-lis; the back is carved with a grostesque heel. The slender handle broadens towards the terminal where it is richly carved with a series of scrolls supporting a bust of Diana wearing two rows of pearls.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 15 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
18th Century-19th Century#
Circa
1700
CE
-
Circa
1900
CE
Carving : The ivory was carved
Accession number: MAR.M.163-1912
Primary reference Number: 166853
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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