Metal worker:
Unknown
Carver:
Unknown
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.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 22.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Mid-19th Century#
Circa
1650
CE
-
Circa
1900
CE
Handle
composed of
tortoise shell
coral
Bowl
composed of
tortoise shell
Band
composed of
metal
Accession number: MAR.M.196-1912
Primary reference Number: 166924
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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