IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 163235 accession number: MAR.M.139-1912 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 29 April 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Silver-gilt and niello; the long oval gilt bowl has on the back a short rat-tail. The gilt handle is almost square in section and terminates with a cruciform finial. The front and back of the handle are engraved and nielloed with a pattern of scrolls and a religious vignette. The vignette on the front probably depicts an angel visiting Joseph, and that on the back depicts the Annunciation object type: silver-gilt and niello; oval gilt bowl with ribbed rat-tail; gilt handle engraved and nielloed with scrolls and two religious vignettes title: spoon NOTES ----- type: history note value: not known before testator LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: C. B. Marlay creditline: C.B. Marlay Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/163235 PEOPLE ------------------- Joseph, Father of Jesus Mary, Mother of Jesus angel SUBJECTS ------------------- Annunciation Annunciation CATEGORIES ------ category: silver category: spoons DATING ------ culture: 19th Century, Late CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 17 dimension: Length units: in value: 6¾