The Chalker Mazer
Mazer
ca. 1480-1500 (made)
ca. 1480-1500 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Silver, English. Mazer bowl. Wood, with a silver-gilt mounting. Inside is a raised boss containing a medallion engraved with the Trinity and with traces of enamel, around which is the inscription 'robert chalker iesus'
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | The Chalker Mazer (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Maplewood with silver-gilt mounts |
| Brief description | Silver, English. Mazer bowl. Wood, with a silver-gilt mounting. Inside is a raised boss containing a medallion engraved with the Trinity and with traces of enamel, around which is the inscription 'robert chalker iesus' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed |
| Object history | Purchase - £15 From A. Mellishm Vestry Clerk of St. Paul, Shadwell |
| Bibliographic reference | Hope, St.John., Archaeologia L, 1887, 162
V&A Catalogue, 1920, No. 4
V&A Catalogue, 1965, pl. 7b
V&A Catalogue, 1970, pl. 1a and b
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 45-1874 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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