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Spoon: MAR.M.193-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Metal worker: Unknown
Carver: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Chalcedony, coral and gilt metal; bowl and handle carved from chalcedony, with a gilt metal ferrule; the long handle with a coral tip

Chalcedony, coral and gilt metal spoon. The oval bowl is carved from chalcedony and has a ridge down the centre back. The long straight octagonal handle joins the bowl with an openwork gilt metal ferrule with a ropework knop. The end of the handle is tipped with coral and a narrow band of pale green stone between two gilt and black enamelled bands.

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 19.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - Circa 1900 CE

School or Style

Turkish

Components of the work

Mount composed of metal
Handle composed of coral enamel
Bowl, Handle composed of chalcedony
Ferrule composed of silver
Bowl

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.193-1912
Primary reference Number: 166893
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 28 September 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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