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Spoon: MAR.M.145-1912

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Woodworker: Unknown

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Description

Spoon made of 'fruitwood', probably pearwood (Pyrus communis L.); folding, in the form of two hinged oval bowls. The back of the one used as a handle is carved with a tree with stylised flowers and fruit within a gadroon border; the inside is deeply carved as a woman on horseback.

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 4.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late
Circa 1650 - Circa 1700

School or Style

German

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Description says "fruitwood", unspecified Wood
Wood species identified by Alan J. Clapham on 4 September 2025 as most likely pearwood (Pyrus communis L.), also known as ‘fruitwood’, and obtained from the orchard pear or the wild pear tree (Edlin, 2000). [See conservation record 2025-09-04] Wood

Techniques used in production

Carving : The wood was carved in two pieces which were joined with a hinge

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Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.145-1912
Primary reference Number: 166839

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 3 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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