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Carver: Unknown
Ivory; circular bowl carved with a coat of arms, the large finial of a woman holding a distaff
Ivory; the almost circular bowl is incised on the front with a shell, the back is carved with a coat-of-arms and crest within scrolled mantling. The handle is incised with two bands of husks or overlapping scales within thread borders. It terminates in a large carved finial of a woman in 17th century German dress holding a distaff
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 21 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
Circa
1700
CE
Carving
: The ivory was carved.
Incising
Accession number: MAR.M.166-1912
Primary reference Number: 166856
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/166856 Accessed: 2024-04-19 12:14:05
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