Silversmith: Unknown
Silver, parcel-gilt; the shallow oval bowl is engraved with foliage; the hinged handle has an ornate finial of a female term
Silver, parcel-gilt. The shallow oval bowl is attached by a rat's tail to the hinged handle, which teminates in a cast finial in the form of a female term, her legs forming her scrolling foliage plinth. The centre of the front of the bowl is engraved with a border of foliage and four fleurs de lis with pendants to four central roundals. The back of the bowl is similarly decorated, but in the centre are two animals' heads with flowers growing from their mouths; beneath them are the initials 'NG' conjoined. Beneath the slide, which is decorated with a human mask, the handle is inscribed 'IE VOVS FAIN SANS HONORES'.
History note: Not known before testator
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 18 cm
Length: 7⅛ in
Weight: 37 g
Weight: 1:3 oz:dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Late
1670
-
1700
Possibly German
Decoration
composed of
gilt
Bowl
Finial
Initials
Part
Accession number: MAR.M.95-1912
Primary reference Number: 162943
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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