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Spoon: MAR.M.155-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown
Woodworker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Fruit wood and silver; wood bowl with silver handle with finial of St. Andrew

Fruit wood and silver; the wood bowl is fig-shaped on a tapering stem which has been incised with two pairs of lines on the front and back. The silver handle is five-sided and tapers towards the terminal which has a finial in the form of St. Andrew. The sides of the handle have been engraved with a pattern of lines, and the back is initialled 'M.C'.

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 15.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Late
Circa 1650 CE - Circa 1700 CE

School or Style

German

Components of the work

Bowl composed of wood
Handle composed of silver
Bowl, Stem
Decoration, Initials
Handle To Stem

Techniques used in production

Casting
Soldering

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.155-1912
Primary reference Number: 166835
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 25 September 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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