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Silversmith: Wolff, Thomas
Silver-gilt; lobed columbine-shaped cup and cover on silver stem formed as a boy holding a ring and pin
Silver-gilt; the spreading circular silver-gilt foot is embossed with a ring of lobes round the central dome, which supports the silver stem in the shape of a boy holding a ring and pin with a stem and three scrolls rising from his head. The silver-gilt columbine-shaped bowl is waisted and heavily embossed with lobes in a band round the rim, and near the base. The similarly decorated cover is surmounted by a silver finial is formed as a bunch of flowers.
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 46.5 cm
Height: 18¼ in
Weight: 450 g
Weight: 14 : 9 oz : dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Early#
1617
CE
-
1634
CE
Surface
composed of
gold
Cover
Diameter 11.5 cm
Diameter 4½ in
Body And Cover
Decoration
Foot
Stem
Accession number: MAR.M.51 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 119317
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cup and cover" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/119317 Accessed: 2024-11-02 16:35:32
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