Silversmith: Unknown
Silver-gilt; wide shallow bowl on pedestal foot, embossed with masks, strapwork, fruit and swags
Silver-gilt; the wide shallow bowl is embossed and chased with swags, fruit and strapwork containing two masks (one of a man, the other of a woman) and an engraved coat-of-arms on a matted ground. Between the bowl and the stem is a calyx with engraved border of simple geometric swags The ornate urn-shaped stem is cast and has three attached scrolls. The foot is stepped with the flat top forming a multi-petalled base for the stem. The lower spreading circular area is finely chased with three masks, swags and fruit.
History note: Not known before testator
C.B.Marlay Bequest
Weight: 440 g
Weight: 14 : 3 oz : dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912-06-18) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
After 1550 - Before 1900
The calyx is probably later than the bowl. It is marked with a 'B' in an oval, probably for Samuel Barr (1649-1705)
Surface
composed of
gold
Rim
Diameter 15.2 cm
Diameter 6 in
Base
Diameter 7.2 cm
Diameter 3 in
To Rim
Height 14.2 cm
Height 5⅝ in
Bowl
Decoration
Foot
Inscription present: a pine cone
Accession number: MAR.M.47-1912
Primary reference Number: 160103
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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