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Waiter: MAR.M.29-1912

Current Location: Gallery 6 (Upper Marlay): Italian Art 14th-16th centuries

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Williamson, William

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Description

Silver; circular with plain moulded rim, standing on four cast lion’s paw feet with shell capitals; the centre 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

Diameter: 17.9 cm
Diameter: 7 in
Weight: 300 g
Weight: 9:13 oz/dwt

Place(s) associated

  • Dublin ⪼ Ireland

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, second quarter#
George II
Circa 1733 CE - 1734 CE

Components of the work

Armorials
Feet

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: harp crowned
  • Location: On front, near the rim
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: Hibernia
  • Location: On front, near the rim
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: n
  • Location: On front, near the rim
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: W W
  • Location: On front, near the rim
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Maker's mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.29-1912
Primary reference Number: 133712

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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