Metal worker:
Unknown
Carver:
Unknown
Mother-of-pearl and gilt metal; unusually small, with fig-shaped mother-of-pearl bowl on a narrow gilt metal handle with finial of a Roman soldier's head
Mother-of-pearl and gilt metal; unusually small, the shallow fig-shaped mother-of-pearl bowl has a broad rat-tail carved on the back. It is pinned to a gilt metal narrow stem, which is engraved on the back with scrolls. It terminates in a cast finial in the form of a scroll supporting the head of a Roman soldier.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 9.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century-18th Century#
Circa
1700
CE
-
Circa
1900
CE
It is unusual for the decoration to be on the back of the handle, or for the soldier to face backwards, so the handle was probably attached the wrong way round at some point in its history.
Handle
composed of
metal
Bowl
composed of
mother-of-pearl
Surface Of Handle
composed of
gold
Handle, Finial
Stem
Carving : The mother-of-pearl bowl was carved. The gilt metal handle and finial were cast. The handle was pinned to the bowl.
Accession number: MAR.M.175-1912
Primary reference Number: 166865
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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