Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . SKM09a). SI tvtp PARCEL-CUT TAZXA . DUTCH OR GERMAN, IN ABOUT l£>oo. (NOJ20) CUR SILVER, PARCEL GILT. No. 320—1854. f~^ ERMAN work of the seventeenth century, and useful as an example^~* of the general style and manner of that period and country. Thebowl is a segment of a somewhat flattened globe, with the upper part ofthe outside in plain metal. The stem, which is the best designed part ofthe cup, has a central knop formed by four curling scrolls alter
Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . SKM09a). SI tvtp PARCEL-CUT TAZXA . DUTCH OR GERMAN, IN ABOUT l£>oo. (NOJ20) CUR SILVER, PARCEL GILT. No. 320—1854. f~^ ERMAN work of the seventeenth century, and useful as an example^~* of the general style and manner of that period and country. Thebowl is a segment of a somewhat flattened globe, with the upper part ofthe outside in plain metal. The stem, which is the best designed part ofthe cup, has a central knop formed by four curling scrolls alternating withfour light flowers. A crown of light flat flower-work, falling over in flowersand leaves, covers the point of junction between the stem and the foot spreads below a short circular pedestal, and is decorated witharabesques and strap-work. The inside of the bowl is beaten up with a composition of figures :Tobit carrying a fish, accompanied by his dog and the archangel, in a land-scape. The design of this cup is better than the execution ; on the whole, thepiece is effective in outline and ar
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