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Five Mounts in a Frame
Silversmith: Unknown
Silver and ebony; one oval mount embossed with the arms of Fitzwilliam impaling Decker, surrounded by four triangular mounts, each embossed with emblems of a season, attached to a later rectangular embonised wood frame
Silver and ebony; the central oval mount is embossed with the arms of Fitzwilliam impaling Decker on a matted ground. It is held in an oval ebony frame on a rectangular ebonised board. In each corner of the board is a shaped triangular plaque depicting the four seasons. Each plaque is finely embossed, chased and engraved. Spring has a basket of flowers; summer has the sun shining on a tree and two buildings with sheaves of wheat in the foreground; autumn has grapes, melons and fruit, and winter has a bare tree with game (rabbits and birds) hanging in the foreground. The wood frame with gilded borders is later.
Founder's Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1744
CE
-
Circa
1776
CE
The plaques do not have a maker's mark or hallmarks. Their original function is unknown and the small plaques may be by a different silversmith and of an earlier date.
Mounts
composed of
silver
Large Mount
Length 11.3 cm
Length 4⅜ in
Width 9 cm
Width 3½ in
Small Mounts
Length 4.2 cm
Length 1⅝ in
Accession number: M.5-1816
Primary reference Number: 140605
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Five Mounts in a Frame" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/140605 Accessed: 2024-11-21 22:00:32
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