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Catchpole: M.3-1945

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Catchpole with serrated jaws, 17th century.

Notes

History note: Bought from Fentons & Sons on the advice of J.G. Mann

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1945-03-03) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 - 1700

Materials used in production

Steel

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Cast

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.3-1945
Primary reference Number: 19450
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Catchpole" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/19450 Accessed: 2024-11-26 11:26:03

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/19450 |title=Catchpole |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-26 11:26:03|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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