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An image of Chalice
silver-gilt: set with enamelled silver bosses
Silver-gilt; the stepped circular foot is engraved with scrolls and set with three silver bosses enamelled in blues and greens with birds and foliage. The stem comprises a series of spools and knops, with engraved borders and three small enamelled bosses. The top half of the U-shaped cup is undecorated. Beneath an applied girdle the cup is engraved with scrolls and set with three bosses enamelled with a geometric pattern.

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Chalice silver-gilt: set with enamelled silver bosses Silver-gilt; the stepped circular foot is engraved with scrolls and set with three silver bosses enamelled in blues and greens with birds and foliage. The stem comprises a series of spools and knops, with engraved borders and three small enamelled bosses. The top half of the U-shaped cup is undecorated. Beneath an applied girdle the cup is engraved with scrolls and set with three bosses enamelled with a geometric pattern.

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Accession Number: MAR.M.80-1912
Photograph Copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 760 pixels
Image width: 507 pixels
Processed with: ACD Systems Digital Imaging
Filesize: 48.64kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2008:03:31 13:47:15

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Silver Spain

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