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Silversmith: Holzalb, Hans Jacob (Possibly)
Silver; the fig-shaped bowl is attached by the prongs of a fork to a hinged handle, with a finial is in the form of a goat's head.
Silver; the spoon's fig-shaped bowl is attached by six loops on its back to a three-pronged fork. The base of the fork's handle is hinged and the folding mechanism held in place by a slide in the form of a lion's mask. The pentagonal handle has a finial in the form of a goat's head, which unscrews to reveal a toothpick. The back of the bowl of the spoon is engraved with a later coat-of-arms and crest in mantling. The handle is inscribed on the front 'IOSEPHI GEORGU ORASSI 1646'
History note: Not known before testator
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 14.9 cm
Length: 6⅞ in
Weight: 42 g
Weight: 1:7 oz:dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Mid#
1634
CE
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1657
CE
Hans Jacob Holzalb flourished 1634-1657
Armorials
Bowl
Decoration
Finial
Inscription
Tines
Accession number: MAR.M.104-1912
Primary reference Number: 163119
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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