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Bowl: MAR.M.35-1912

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Williamson, William

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Description

Silver; the almost hemispherical bowl standing on a low collet foot, the side engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and motto within a baroque cartouche

Notes

History note: Unknown before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Weight: 520 g
Weight: 16:14 oz/dwt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
1732 CE - 1733 CE

Components of the work

Top Of Bowl Diameter 17.5 cm Diameter 6⅞ in
To Rim Height 9.6 cm Height 3¾ in
Armorials
Body

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Toujour Propice
  • Location: On side of bowl, beneath coat of arms
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Motto
  • Text: 18:6
  • Location: On the base
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Scratch weight
  • Text: harp crowned
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: Hibernia
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: m
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: WW in a shaped cartouche with an etoile above
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Maker's mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.35-1912
Primary reference Number: 119211

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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