Maker: Unknown
Formed of hide, circular and domed with a raised rim. Reddish black in colour. There are four iron bosses, onion-shaped with petalled flanges, at the centre, retaining iron loops inside with the remains of one of the straps and a fragment of the square pad. The bosses are decorated with floral bands and petals, and retain traces of gilding. The surface inside and out is considerably chipped. At one edge two suspension holes are pierced
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Diameter: 52 cm
Weight: 1605 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
18th Century
Circa
1700
-
1800
Inscription present: adhesive
Accession number: O.193-1879
Primary reference Number: 160140
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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