Silversmith: Spilsbury, Francis II
Silver; the cylindrical sides pierced with a dog and birds amid scrolling foliage
Silver; the cylindrical sides are pierced and engraved with a dog and birds amid scrolling foliage beneath a gadrooned rim. The almost flat cover is engraved with a border of flowers and foliage. The leaf capped double scroll handle has an openwork shell thumbpiece. There is a clear glass liner (A), which may be a replacement.
History note: Not known before testator
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, third quarter
George III
1770
CE
-
1771
CE
To Rim
Height 5.5 cm
Height 2⅛ in
Without Line
Weight 114 g
Without Liner
Weight 3 : 12 oz : dwt
Rim To Handle
Width 8.7 cm
Width 3½ in
Cover
Decoration
Sides
Inscription present: leopard's head crowned
Inscription present: lion passant
Accession number: M.44 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 157599
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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