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one of a pair of tablespoons
Silversmith: Davenport, Isaac
Silver; Hanoverian pattern tablespoon; the handle initialled 'M' over 'IM'.
History note: Not known before testator
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 19.7 cm
Length: 7¾ in
Weight: 71 g
Weight: 2 : 5 oz : dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912-06-18) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
18th Century, Early#
George I
1715
CE
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1716
CE
Initials
Inscription present: 'M' over 'I*M'
Inscription present: lion's head erased
Inscription present: Britannia
Inscription present: 'DA' in a shaped cartouche with two pellets above and a star below
Accession number: MAR.M.15B-1912
Primary reference Number: 158327
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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