Maker: Unknown
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.
Given by Miss E. Rothwell in memory of the late W.E. Miller, F.S.A.
Method of acquisition: Given (1940-06-10) by Rothwell, E., Miss
1650 - 1700
Decoration
composed of
silver
Flask & Stopper
Height 2.7 cm
Length 9.8 cm
Width 4.8 cm
Accession number: M.34 & A-1940
Primary reference Number: 19794
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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