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Priming flask: M.34 & A-1940

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Steel flask inlaid with silver decoration, including a vignette of a cherub warming himself before a fire; the stopper with trefid-shaped terminal

Steel inlaid with silver decoration on a russet coloured ground. Of flattened pear-shape with a the pull-off stopper (A) with trefid-shaped terminal. One side is decorated with a vignette of a cherub warming himself in front of a fire; the other with two exotic birds above an owl. The background and stopper are decorated with Baroque scrolls and strapwork. Tied round the rim projecting from the top of the neck is an orange coloured cord.

Legal notes

Given by Miss E. Rothwell in memory of the late W.E. Miller, F.S.A.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1940-06-10) by Rothwell, E., Miss

Dating

1650 - 1700

School or Style

Baroque

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of silver
Flask & Stopper Height 2.7 cm Length 9.8 cm Width 4.8 cm

Materials used in production

Steel

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.34 & A-1940
Primary reference Number: 19794
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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