ECS-S.108:1-2015
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.108:1-2015
Object type
Identification
Title
Cooper Memorial Candlestick
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Altar candlestick with cross
Comments
Altar set of pair of Candlesticks and Cross
Other number
108
FDA-A.292:1-3-2013
FDA-A.292:1-3-2013
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 375mm
Inscription
Inscribed: AD MAIOREM DEI GLORIAM BEATA MARIAE/DE ETONA HAUD IMMEMORES/ HAEC CANDELABRA OB FILIOS SORORES/ QUATTUOR OB MARITUM FRATRIA/ SALVOS E BELLO REDUCTOS ANIMO GRATISSIMO/D.D.D. MENSE OCTOBRI
MCMXXVI
MCMXXVI
Inscription description
Leopards Head
Lion passant
Date mark: 1926
Maker's mark: John Paul Cooper
also two marks on drip rings: Lion passant & Leopards head
Lion passant
Date mark: 1926
Maker's mark: John Paul Cooper
also two marks on drip rings: Lion passant & Leopards head
Material
silver
Physical description
One of a pair of candlesticks. Hexagonal stems with large central knop on domed circular feet. Knop and foot decorated with embossed vines and grapes.
Production
Person
Cooper, John Paul, 1869 - 1933 (Silversmith)
Date
1926
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Presented to Eton College in memory of the boys from Mr E. L. Vaughan's house killed in the Great War
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.61 , pl. XXX)
