Metal worker:
Unknown
Carver:
Unknown
Wood (possibly olive) lapis lazuli, coral, metal (possibly silver) agate and light stone (possibly chalcedony); the bowl carved from wood, with a long lapis lazuli handle with coral bands and tip and metal and light stone ferrules
Wood (possibly olive) lapis lazuli, coral, metal (possibly silver) and light stone (possibly chalcedony); the fig-shaped bowl is carved from a dark wood, possibly olive, and has a short facetted stem which is attached to a long straight handle with a wide band of lapis lazuli between two bands of coral and narrow bands of metal (possibly silver) wood, agate and and pale stone (possibly chacedony). The handle terminates in a coral finial carved with foliage.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 24.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Mid-19th Century#
Circa
1650
CE
-
Circa
1900
CE
Bowl
composed of
wood
Handle
composed of
metal
lapis lazuli
coral
agate
chalcedony
Accession number: MAR.M.194-1912
Primary reference Number: 166894
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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