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Spoon: MAR.M.198-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Metal worker: Unknown
Carver: Unknown

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Description

Tortoiseshell, bone and silver; the bowl carved from tortoiseshell; the long narrow handle carved from bone with silver ferrule, band and finial

Tortoise shell, bone and silver spoon. The slightly misshapen circular bowl is carved from tortoise shell and held to the long bone handle by a silver acanthus leaf-shaped mount and a ferrule with lion's mask on the front. Half way up the narrow handle is an engraved band of silver. The top of the handle is capped in silver engraved with acanuthus leaves, and terminating in a silver pinecone shaped finial.

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 26.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Mid-19th Century#
Circa 1650 CE - Circa 1900 CE

School or Style

Southern Italian

Components of the work

Bowl composed of tortoise shell
Ferrule composed of metal
Handle composed of bone

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.198-1912
Primary reference Number: 166925
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 28 September 2015 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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