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Silversmith: Rath, Dietrich von
Silver, parcel-gilt; the sloping cylindrical silver sides with a broad border of embossed lobes alternating with matted panels.
Silver, parcel-gilt. The sloping cylindrical silver sides are slightly everted at the top, where there is a silver-gilt border of engraved scrolling foliage. Half way down the beaker is an applied silver-gilt moulded border. Beneath this is an alternating pattern of embossed lobes and matted panels. At the base is a narrow silver-gilt applied border above the foot ring.
History note: Not known before testator; Louis C.G. Clarke, MA, LL.D, Cambridge
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Weight: 115 g
Weight: 3 : 14 oz : dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
17th Century, Early#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1620
CE
Rath is also spelt Rodt
Surface
composed of
gold
Base
Diameter 5.7 cm
Diameter 2¼ in
Rim
Diameter 7.6 cm
Diameter 3⅞ in
To Rim
Height 8.5 cm
Height 3¼ in
Decoration
Girdle
Inscription present: 'L.C' in a circle
Inscription present: ACH above an eagle in a shield-shaped cartouche
Inscription present: 'D' enclosing 'R'
Accession number: M.63-1961
Primary reference Number: 119305
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Beaker" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/119305 Accessed: 2024-12-22 19:20:57
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