Caption

Openwork bowl by Mappin & Webb Ltd goldsmith, silversmith, sellers; fl. 1859-. Bowl on a circular stepped foot and short shaft, hemispherical, decorated with radial openwork and a wide strip of stylised meander under the upper edge, enclosed in a smooth band, and decorated with four relief ram's heads. At the bottom, a four-field coat of arms in an oval shield beneath an earl's count's crown. Inscription/markings reference 1908/1909. Material: metal. Function: vessel. Style: openwork, decorative ornamentation. Place: Birmingham, England, Great Britain. Dimensions: height 9 cm; rim diameter 13.5 cm; weight 126 g., A round metallic object with a central concave depression surrounded by a lattice-like openwork rim is shown from above, with a smooth inner bowl that has some surface marks and a dark circular opening at its center; the rim features repeating geometric cutouts and small ornamental protrusions at intervals, and the visible colors are silver, gray, and darker gray tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_422

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Keywords

Openwork bowl Mappin & Webb Ltd goldsmith silversmith sellers fl 1859- Bowl circular stepped foot short shaft hemispherical decorated radial openwork wide strip stylised meander under upper edge enclosed smooth band four relief ram's heads bottom four-field coat arms oval shield beneath earl's count's crown Inscription markings reference 1908 1909 Material metal Function vessel Style openwork decorative ornamentation Place Birmingham England Great Britain Dimensions height 9 cm rim diameter 13.5 cm weight 126 g round metallic object central concave depression surrounded lattice- openwork rim shown smooth inner bowl surface marks dark circular opening center rim features repeating geometric cutouts small ornamental protrusions intervals visible colors silver gray darker gray tones.