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Silversmith: Woldendorp, Lucas Fockens
Silver; sloping cylindrical sides with flared rim and girdle of spiky ornament
Silver; the sloping cylindrical sides with flared rim are engraved at the top with a band of strapwork containing three oval vignettes of the trades (a falconer, a woman spinning and a woman(?) with column). Three-quarters of the way down the body is an applied band of spiky ornament. Beneath this is a band of geometric ornament. The slightly domed spreading circular foot is cast with alternating panels of winged cherub's heads and scrolls and flowers.
History note: Not known before testator
C.B.Marlay Bequest
Weight: 169 g
Weight: 5 : 8 oz : dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912-06-18) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, third quarter#
Circa
1671
CE
-
1672
CE
Lucas Fockens Woldendorp flourished from 1660 to 1680. This type of beaker, with its base separated from the plain body by a girdle of spikes, is common in Groningen, and also occurs in Oost-Freisland.
Base
Diameter 6.5 cm
Diameter 2½ in
Rim
Diameter 9 cm
Diameter 3½ in
To Rim
Height 13.4 cm
Height 5¼ in
Decoration
Foot
Girdle
Accession number: MAR.M.73-1912
Primary reference Number: 160114
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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