Mount: M.5E-1965

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

Entities

Mount

Description

Silver, decorated with scrolls and a bird's head. Approximately triangular with concave curving side.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by S.E. Prestige

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1965) by Prestige, Sidney Ernest

Dating

18th Century, Late
George III
Circa 1770 CE - 1789 CE

Note

This mount is one of six which were attached to the William Dutton, Longcase Equation Regulator, M.5-1965, but were removed after accession as unsuitable additions.

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.5E-1965
Primary reference Number: 167112
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 May 2015

Associated departments & institutions

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

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