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Silversmith: Whitford, Samuel II
Silver; formed as a clinker-built ship on water, with a cast model of a mermaid at the prow and, at the stern, a cast model of a swan with neck arched to form a handle
History note: Not known before testator
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Length: 19 cm
Length: 7½ in
Weight: 450 g
Weight: 14 : 9 oz : dwt
Width: 10.3 cm
Width: 4⅛ in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
19th Century, Early#
George III
1817
CE
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1818
CE
Decoration
Mermaid
Sides Of Boat
Swan
Inscription present: 'LC' in a circle
Inscription present: leopard's head crowned
Inscription present: monarch's head
Accession number: M.49-1961
Primary reference Number: 119256
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Dish" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/119256 Accessed: 2024-12-28 12:58:28
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