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Stirrup cup: AAL.32-2009

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Fox, George

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Description

In the form of a fox's head, realistically tooled, and with a plain border to the bowl. Engraved around the rim - "Presented to the Oxford Etonian Club by Robert Russell 1870".

Legal notes

Lent by Jonathan Gray of The Bill Gray Collection

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 10.2 cm
Height: 20.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (209) by Gray, Jonathan

Dating

Victoria
19th Century
Production date: AD 1870

Materials used in production

Silver

Techniques used in production

Tooling

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: "Presented to the Oxford Etonian Club by Robert Russell 1870"
  • Location: Rim
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.32-2009
Primary reference Number: 184539
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 20 June 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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