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Spoon: MAR.M.199-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Metal worker: Unknown
Carver: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bone, coral and brass; the bowl and long narrow handle carved from bone inlaid with brass and tipped with coral

Bone, coral and brass; the broad bowl is carved from bone and is pointed at the front. At the lower end of the long narrow bone handle a small circle of coral is inlaid. Above this the upper surface of the handle is reeded and two broad bands of brass are inlaid. The handle terminates in a coral finial.

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 24 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

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

School or Style

Indian

Components of the work

Finial composed of coral
Bowl composed of bone
Handle composed of bone
Band composed of brass (alloy)

Techniques used in production

Inlay
Reeding
Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.199-1912
Primary reference Number: 166926
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 25 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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