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Silversmith: Unknown
Silver-gilt and rock crystal; hexagonal body and domed cover both of rock crystal, mounted with pierced and engraved silver-gilt.
Silver-gilt and rock crystal; the rock crystal body, baluster stem, slightly domed foot and domed cover are all hexagonal and slightly wider than deep. The cover has an attached baluster finial. The reliquary and cover are mounted with borders of silver-gilt with pierced and cast scroll decoration. A putti head is engraved on one side of the tube, and scrolls are engraved on the underside of the base to cover flaws in the rock crystal. The knop on the stem is engraved with a band of roundels.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 29.2 cm
Height: 11½ in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912-06-18) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
16th Century, Late-17th Century, Early?
Circa
1550
-
Circa
1650
The silver-gilt is not marked, but was probably made in Germany, possibly Freiburg-Breisgau
Surface Of Mounts
composed of
gold
Mounts
composed of
silver
Base
Depth 8.5 cm
Depth 3¼ in
Width 11.5 cm
Width 4½ in
Accession number: MAR.M.55 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 159918
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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