Metal worker:
Unknown
Carver:
Unknown
Tortoiseshell, bone and silver; the bowl carved from tortoiseshell; the long narrow handle carved from bone with silver ferrule, band and finial
Tortoise shell, bone and silver spoon. The slightly misshapen circular bowl is carved from tortoise shell and held to the long bone handle by a silver acanthus leaf-shaped mount and a ferrule with lion's mask on the front. Half way up the narrow handle is an engraved band of silver. The top of the handle is capped in silver engraved with acanuthus leaves, and terminating in a silver pinecone shaped finial.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 26.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Mid-19th Century#
Circa
1650
CE
-
Circa
1900
CE
Bowl
composed of
tortoise shell
Ferrule
composed of
metal
Handle
composed of
bone
Accession number: MAR.M.198-1912
Primary reference Number: 166925
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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