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Silversmith:
Novosodi, Sigismund, the younger
(Probably)
Silversmith:
Novosodi, Sigismund
(Possbily)
Silver, parcel-gilt; large circular bowl on short tapering handle with a four-sided conical finial .
Silver, parcel-gilt; the large circular bowl is on a short tapering handle which terminates in a four-sided conical finial with an eight petalled flower on each side and a ring at each corner and the top. The front of the bowl is decorated with a gilt cross containing at the centre a flaming heart surrounded by foliage. The gilt sides of the handle are decorated with bright-cut facets and the centre is engraved with a zigzag wave.
History note: Not known before testator
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 14 cm
Length: 5½ in
Weight: 18 dwt
Weight: 28 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
18th Century, Mid
Production date:
possibly
AD 1744
Surface Of Part
composed of
gilt
Bowl
Decoration
Finial
Handle
Inscription present: possibly a crown over a letter
Inscription present: 'NOVO' over 'SAD?' with unidentified letters or symbols below
Inscription present: an unidentified mark
Accession number: MAR.M.125-1912
Primary reference Number: 163181
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Spoon" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/163181 Accessed: 2024-11-05 07:56:00
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University of Cambridge}}
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