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Bowl: M.68-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

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Description

Silver, parcel-gilt; the small circular bowl stands on a low everted collet foot. The interior is undecorated silver; the exterior is parcel-gilt and niello and is decorated in the Islamic style with scrolling foliage and flowers. The the base has a raised Cyrillic inscription and is dated 1720.

Notes

History note: Not known before testator, Louis C.G. Clarke, MA, LL.D., Cambridge

Legal notes

L.C.G. Clarke Bequest

Measurements and weight

Weight: 140 g
Weight: 4 : 10 oz : dwt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1720

Note

No maker's marks or hallmarks

Components of the work

Decoration composed of gold niello
Bowl composed of silver
Across Rim Diameter 9.5 cm Diameter 3¾ in
To Rim Height 4.7 cm Height 1¾ in

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.68-1961
Primary reference Number: 159923

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 4 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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