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Silversmith: uncertain
Silver; embossed with shells and the mask of a bearded man, and standing on three scroll legs with shell feet
Silver; of circular section with an elongated neck embossed with two shells above a moulded girdle. The lower part of the body is almost hemispherical and has a band of applied ornament. It stands on three scroll legs with shell feet and capitals. The spout has a hinged cover, and at its base is a mask of a bearded man. The domed cover is embossed with two shells and a band of scrolling foliage round the cast bud finial. The harp-shaped handle is capped with an acanthus leaf above a border of husks.
History note: Not known before testator, Louis C.G. Clarke, MA, LL.D., Cambridge
Louis C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Mid
Joseph II
Production date:
AD 1741
Maker's mark, IP not identified. Accessioned as a coffee pot.
To Top Of Finial
Height 30.1 cm
Height 12 in
Gross
Weight 1812 g
Weight 58:5 oz:dwt
Spout To Handle
Width 22.8 cm
Width 9 in
Inscription present: 'LC' in a circle
Inscription present: circle containing a cross with '13' above and '1741' round it
Accession number: M.66-1961
Primary reference Number: 160154
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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