Brass repoussé dish, large and shallow with gadrooned sides and wide, flat rim, decorated around the outer edge with a repeated punched design. The centre with a scene of 'The Fall', Adam and Eve standing on either side of a stylised tree, around the trunk of which is curled the serpent, the scene surrounded by a band of (worn) lettering.
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Depth: 1.5 in
Diameter: 16.5 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
15th Century, Late
1450
-
1500
Rim
Accession number: M.53-1937
Primary reference Number: 201720
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Dish" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/201720 Accessed: 2024-11-05 19:34:13
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/201720
|title=Dish
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-05 19:34:13|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-201720
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...