Silversmith: Unknown
Silver; the deep U-shaped bowl has a slightly everted rim. Half way down the body is a moulded girdle. It has two leaf-capped double scroll handles, and stands on a moulded low pedestal foot. One side is engraved with armorials in a rococo cartouche, the other side is engraved with a crest (later engraving).
History note: Unknown before Louis C.G. Clarke
L.C.G. Bequest, 1960
Weight: 410 g
Weight: 13:3 oz: dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century
George III
1754
CE
-
1786
CE
No maker's mark
To Rim
Height 14.3 cm
Height 5⅝ in
Across Handles
Width 17.4 cm
Width 6¾ in
Armorials
Bowl
Foot
Handles
Accession number: M.54-1961
Primary reference Number: 119215
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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