Silver dish, by Gilbert Marks

An image of Silver dish. Marks, Gilbert Leigh (British, 1861-1905). The dish was raised and the lizards and foliage embossed and chased. The lizards have a small piece of silver seamed under the jaw and neck, which allows the head to stand proud of the dish. The background to the dish is spot hammered. Height to rim 5 cm (variable), diameter (across rim) 42 cm, 1898-1899. Arts and Crafts movement.

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Silver dish. Marks, Gilbert Leigh (British, 1861-1905). The dish was raised and the lizards and foliage embossed and chased. The lizards have a small piece of silver seamed under the jaw and neck, which allows the head to stand proud of the dish. The background to the dish is spot hammered. Height to rim 5 cm (variable), diameter (across rim) 42 cm, 1898-1899. Arts and Crafts movement.

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Accession Number: M.18-1980
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 861 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 146.72kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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19th Century Arts and Crafts British chased dish embossed English Fitz_AA foliage Gilbert Leigh Marks Gilbert Marks hammered leaves lizards reptiles Silver silverware Victorian

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