ECS-S.101:2-2015
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.101:2-2015
Object type
Identification
Title
1889 Good Shepherd Chalice
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Silver gilt Chalice engraved with the figure of the Good Shepherd
Comments
This is a copy of the orignal Good Shepherd Chalice (ref. ECS-S.100-2015); it is similar to, but not a pair with ECS-S.101.1-2015).
Other number
101B
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 215mm
Inscription
E DONO/ EDUARDI BALSTON/ SOCII/ ETONENSIS/
A.S.MDCCCLXXXIX
A.S.MDCCCLXXXIX
Inscription description
Lion passant
Duty mark
Date mark: 1889
Maker's mark: overstamped with Lambert
Duty mark
Date mark: 1889
Maker's mark: overstamped with Lambert
Material
silver
Physical description
Silver gilt, plain, bowl engraved with the figure of the Good Shepherd on Gothic stem with hexagonal foot. Copy of the Good Shepherd Chalice No. 100. Similar but not a pair to 101.1
Production
Person
Date
1889
History and association
Object history note
Copy of the Good Shepherd Chalice (100)
Given by Edward Balston (1817-1891)
Given by Edward Balston (1817-1891)
Previous ownership
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.58 (iii))
