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Spoon: MAR.M.191-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown
Carver: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Shell and silver; bowl and handle carved from a cowrie shell mounted in silver

Shell and silver; the bowl and handle are carved from a cowrie shell (Cypraea spec.) the bowl from the curved back, the handle from the columella. Pinned to the front and back of the bowl is a triangular mount chased with arabesques. This is attached to a similarly decorated silver ferrule which is pinned to the handle.

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 11.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 CE - Circa 1800 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Bowl composed of cowrie shell
Handle composed of cowrie shell
Ferrule composed of silver
Mount composed of silver
Mount And Ferrule
Mount To Ferrule

Techniques used in production

Carving : The bowl and handle were carved. The mount and ferrule were chased, soldered together, and pinned to the bowl and handle.

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.191-1912
Primary reference Number: 166891
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 25 September 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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