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Spoon: MAR.M.135-1912

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

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Description

Silver; oval bowl with rat-tail; flat handle with dog-nose terminal; engraved with fruit and foliage

Silver; the oval bowl has on the back a long rat-tail. The handle curves up from the bowl, but is otherwise flat and terminates in a dog-nose. The front and back of the handle are engraved with a pattern of lozenges, fruit, flowers and foliage within two thread-edge borders.

Notes

History note: Not known before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 18 cm
Weight: 31 g

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Early
1700 CE - 1720 CE

Note

The spoon may have been made in Germany, although the marks have not been identified.

Components of the work

Bowl
Decoration
Handle

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.135-1912
Primary reference Number: 163230

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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