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Spoon: MAR.M.196-1912

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 17 (Flower)

Maker(s)

Metal worker: Unknown
Carver: Unknown

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Description

Tortoiseshell, coral and metal; the bowl carved from tortoise-shell; the long narrow handle carved fromtortoiseshell and coral with metal bands

Tortoiseshell, coral and metal; the slender, slightly misshapen, oval bowl is carved from tortoiseshell and pinned to the long narrow handle. The first section of the handle is of tortoiseshell, above are four wide bands of coral spaced by narrow metal bands. The handle terminates in a forked coral branch.

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 22.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Mid-19th Century#
Circa 1650 CE - Circa 1900 CE

School or Style

Turkish

Components of the work

Handle composed of tortoise shell coral
Bowl composed of tortoise shell
Band composed of metal

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.196-1912
Primary reference Number: 166924
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 14 March 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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