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Silversmith: Unknown
Silver-gilt and coconut; rim mount engraved with an eagle, wolf and horse, coconut held by three straps, on a Mannerist stem and foot.
Silver-gilt and coconut; the slightly domed circular base embossed in the Mannerist style with putti sporting in water with sea monsters. The stem comprises a raised boss below a baluster knop, which is embossed with winged grotesques on a matted ground. The calyx is simply engraved to resemble three leaves. Three cast openwork staps contain the coconut and are secured at the top with a Classical cast head of a man. Around the top of the coconut is a broad band engraved with three circles between vignettes of an eagle, wolf and horsbirds amid foliage. The deep rim mount is plain inside, whilst the exterior is engraved with a band of strapwork. The centre of the cover is of coconut shell with a chased silver-gilt border of the heads of putti between birds and scrols. In the centre is a finial of a Classical warrior.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 34.9 cm
Height: 13¾ in
Width: 11.3 cm
Width: 4½ in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912-06-18) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
16th Century, Late#
Possibly
1560
-
Possibly
1600
The cup is not marked, but was probably made in Germany.
Surface Of Mounts
composed of
gold
Mounts
composed of
silver
Cup
composed of
coconut
Decoration
Finial
Foot
Stem
Straps
Accession number: MAR.M.57 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 159910
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Coconut cup" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/159910 Accessed: 2024-12-22 12:42:56
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