IDENTIFIERS
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id:	166860
accession number:	MAR.M.169-1912

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Friday 28 June 2019

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Rock crystal and silver-gilt; the rock crystal bowl is almost circular with a short stem.  The silver-gilt handle is cylindrical and tapers towards terminal.  The handle is embossed and chased with Mannerist ornament including strapwork and masks of winged cherubs and grotesques.  The finial is in the form of Venus holding a shield embossed with a mask
object type: rock crystal and silver-gilt; rock crystal bowl with silver-gilt Mannerist handle with finial of Venus
title:	spoon

NOTES
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type: history note
value: not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	C. B. Marlay
creditline: C.B. Marlay Bequest

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/166860

PEOPLE
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Venus
cherub




TECHNIQUES
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casting
TECHNIQUES
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gilding
TECHNIQUES
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soldering

CATEGORIES
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category: cutlery

DATING
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creation date:	1520 - 1640
creation date earliest:	1520
creation date latest:	1640
culture:	16th Century-17th Century#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown
maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: cm
value: 14.2



CITATIONS
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Cutlery for the Table: A History of British Table and Pocket Cutlery
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