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Silversmith:
Bateman, Peter
Silversmith:
Bateman, Ann
Silver-gilt; the circular trumpet-shaped foot supports a deep tapering bowl between two tall loop handles; the dome of the trumpet-shaped pull-off cover surmounted by an inverted pineapple finial
Silver-gilt; the circular foot has a reeded edge above which is a band of leaf and bud ornament on a matted ground; the stem is embossed with bat's wing inverted fluting with an area of matting at the lower end of the flutes. The lower part of the tapering bowl has a calyx of lanceolate, wavy-edged leaves, above which, on each side of the body, is an oval medallion framed by husks. One medallion contains a plaque, cast and chased with two race horses and their jockeys racing in a landscape; the other is engraved with a coat of arms, sable a fess dancetty or in chief three fleur de lis argent impaling azure three uniorns' heads erased argent 2 and 1. Above each medallion there is an applied festoon of flowers and foliage from which depend two more festoons on either side, which loop up to meet the handles. The upper rim of the bowl has an applied frieze of strapwork and scrolling folliage within two moulded borders. The handles have lanceolate wavy-edged leaves at each upper end and a rib of husks on the exterior. The decoration of the cover follows that of the foot, but rises to a dome with reeded border topped by wavy edged leaves and an inverted pineapple finial.
History note: The coat-of-arms on the dexter side are for Feeke, Feake or Feke of Wighton, Norfolk, or Hewster of Norfolk. The arms on the sinister side have not been identified, but could be for Shelley of Norfolk if the field was gules not azure.
Purchased with the Rylands Fund and with Grant-in-Aid from the Victoria and Albert Museum
Height: 59.9 cm
Height: 23½ in
Weight: 4200 g
Weight: 135:1 oz:dwt
Width: 38.7 cm
Width: 15to the in
Method of acquisition: Bought (1980-04-23) by Christie's
18th Century, Late
George III
1799
CE
-
1800
CE
Surface
composed of
gilt (gold)
Body
Border
Cover
Decoration
Finial
Handles
Plaque
Plaques
Inscription present: lion passant
Inscription present: leopard's head crowned
Inscription present: monarch's head
Accession number: M.4 & A-1980
Primary reference Number: 140597
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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