ECS-S.103-2015
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.103-2015
Object type
Identification
Title
Wintle Alms Basin
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Silver gilt alms basin, set with garnets and diamonds
Other number
103
Description
Dimensions
diameter (actual size): 491mm
Inscription
Inscribed: To the Service of God in memory of his servant Henry Gilbert Wintle. November 6th 1889.
Inscription description
Leopards head
Lion passant
Date mark: 1890-1891
Maker's mark: G. Lambert
LAMBERT COVENTRY ST LONDON
Lion passant
Date mark: 1890-1891
Maker's mark: G. Lambert
LAMBERT COVENTRY ST LONDON
Material
silver
Physical description
Silver gilt, embellished with the sacred monogram, IHS,cross and nails, set with stones. Eight lobes in central bowl. Border set with with eight oval cabouchons, gadrooned edge. Chased and embossed decoration of roses and foliage. In wooden storage box
Production
Person
Lambert, George, ? - 1901 (Silversmith)
Date
c.1890-1891
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of H.G. Wintle, Assistant Master 1875-1889; by whom presented to Eton College
Previous ownership
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.59)
