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Spoon: MAR.M.108-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Silver, parcel-gilt; the deep fig-shaped bowl is silver-gilt, as are cast double masks of cherubs amid scrolls at either end of the hexagonal silver handle. The back of the bowl is engraved with a crest and vacant shield surrounded by mantling within a wreath of laurels.

Notes

History note: Not known before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 19.1 cm
Length: 7½ in
Weight: 72 g
Weight: 2:6 oz:dwt

Place(s) associated

  • Augsburg ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

19th Century, Late-20th Century, Early#
Circa 1870 CE - 1910 CE

Note

The maker's mark is not identifiable. The Augsburg mark is probably a pseudo town mark.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of gilt
Armorials
Bowl
Finial And Plaque
Part

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.108-1912
Primary reference Number: 163142
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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