Silversmith:
Unknown
Carver:
Unknown
Mother-of-pearl and gilt metal, probably silver; mother-of-pearl bowl on a narrow gilt metal stem with openwork finial of scrolls
Mother-of-pearl and gilt metal, probably silver; the shallow oval mother-of-pearl bowl is pinned at the back to a gilt plate engraved with strapwork and scrolls. The narrow cylindrical stem is chased with a pattern of zigzags. It terminates in an openwork finial of scrolls surmounted by an oval ring.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 15.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Early#
Circa
1700
CE
-
Circa
1740
CE
Handle
composed of
metal probably silver
Bowl
composed of
mother-of-pearl
Surface Of Handle
composed of
gold
Gilt Plate
Stem
Accession number: MAR.M.172-1912
Primary reference Number: 166862
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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