Silversmith:
Unknown
Carver:
Unknown
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 tigris) the bowl from the curved back, the handle from the columella. Pinned to the front and back of the bowl is an engraved acanthus leaf-shaped mount . This is attached to a broad silver ferrule which is embossed with a border of beads, rosettes and fleurs de lis. The ferrule is glued to the handle.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 14.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Mid-Late
Circa
1650
CE
-
Circa
1700
CE
Bowl
composed of
cowrie shell
Handle
composed of
cowrie shell
Ferrule
composed of
silver
Mount
composed of
silver
Bowl, Handle
Mount To Ferrule
Accession number: MAR.M.192-1912
Primary reference Number: 166892
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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