Carver: Unknown
Ivory; fig-shaped bowl with slender handle and large finial of a queen
Ivory; the small fig-shaped bowl is incised on the back with a coat-of-arms. Glued to the narrow stem is a six-sided urn. Above this on a metal ferrule stands a large and richly carved finial of a queen. In her right hand she holds a scepter and behind her stands a peacock.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 20 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century-19th Century#
Circa
1640
CE
-
Circa
1900
CE
The finial is probably 17th century, although her face may have been recarved in the 19th century, when the 19th century the bowl and stem were added.
Ferrule composed of metal
Carving
: The ivory was carved. The bowl was glued to the urn on the stem, and the finial and urn were glued to the metal ferrule.
Gluing
Incising
Accession number: MAR.M.165-1912
Primary reference Number: 166855
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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