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Silversmith:
Unknown
Woodworker:
Unknown
Fruit wood and silver; the wood bowl on a silver handle square in cross section and inscribed
Fruit wood and silver; the wood bowl is fig-shaped on a short stem. The silver handle is square in cross section and broadens slightly towards the terminal, which has a small ball finial. The bowl of the spoon is varnished and may once have been painted. The front of the handle is engraved with an inscription 'Nyttjad under en Elfra årig fångenskaps tid' and initialled 'S'.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 17 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Mid-18th Century
Circa
1650
CE
-
Circa
1800
CE
The handle may be later than the bowl of the spoon
Bowl
composed of
wood
Handle
composed of
silver
Handle Seam, Finial
Handle To Wood Stem
Inscription
Accession number: MAR.M.159-1912
Primary reference Number: 166838
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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