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Wassail cup and cover: M.2 & A-1979

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Production: Unknown

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Wassail cup and cover of lignum vitae, carved and engine-turned. The cup supported by a fluted baluster stem and circular spreading foot. The interior and underside of the foot are varnished, while the exterior has traces of varnish. Bucket bowl and slightly domed cover with an acorn finial. The foot and cover are decorated with radiating engine turned arcs, ellipses and wavy lines. The lower part of the bowl is gadrooned and encircled by a scalloped moulding. Two thirds of the way up, above it, is plain moulding.

Notes

History note: Purchased from Owen Evans-Thomas 23 September 1930; Captain S. W. Sykes.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Miss Sophia Geraldine Fry.

Measurements and weight

Height: 24 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Fry, Sophia Geraldine, Miss

Dating

17th Century, Late
Circa 1660 - Circa 1700

Components of the work

Foot Depth 11.2 cm
Cover Depth 12.8 cm
Stem

Materials used in production

Lignum vitae

Techniques used in production

Moulding
Varnishing
Engine turning

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.2 & A-1979
Primary reference Number: 77238

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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