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Woodworker: Unknown
Fruit wood; 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.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 4.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Late
Circa
1650
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Circa
1700
Carving : The wood was carved in two pieces which were joined with a hinge
Accession number: MAR.M.145-1912
Primary reference Number: 166839
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Spoon" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/166839 Accessed: 2024-12-18 16:56:45
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