ECS-S.108:3-2015
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.108:3-2015
Object type
Identification
Title
Cooper Memorial Cross
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Altar cross set with gemstones
Comments
Cooper, one of the leading silversmiths of the Arts and Crafts Movement, made magnificent, intricate, often fanciful pieces inspired by natural forms and medieval achitecture. This silver cross, heavily decorated with trailing vines and roses and inset with yellow topazes, was commissioned for the war memorial chapel in College Chapel. The base is inscribed with the names of the boys from E.L. Vaughan's house killed in the First World War. Surviving annotated designs for this piece show that Cooper consulted a group of Eton figures including Vaughan, the Provost, the Head and Lower Masters and others.
In memoriam 25 old boys from E.L. Vaughan's house.
This cross forms part of an altar set, with a pair of candlesticks.
In memoriam 25 old boys from E.L. Vaughan's house.
This cross forms part of an altar set, with a pair of candlesticks.
Other number
108
FDA-A.292:1-3-2013
FDA-A.292:1-3-2013
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 650mm
Inscription
Inscribed: PRESENTED IN MEMORY OF MC ALBRIGHT EARL ANNESLEY NFE ANSON MA ARBUTHNOT WM BUTLER G.C.L.DEWHURST HON P.C. EVANS-FREKE E FRERE H.W. GARTON R.G. GREGSON-ELLIS B.H. HOWARD R.L. JOHNSON A ST J M KEKEWICH SIR R W LEVINGE RP LOYD AD MACNEILL S.W.R. MEWBURN R.PEAKE C.H. PRIESTLEY RJ PROTHERO HON HEJ ROBINSON F.L. ROLLESTON C.M.A.SAMUDA C.F.SARTORIS OLD MS SIMPSON HM SPENCER
Inscription description
Maker's mark on back of cross: John Paul Cooper
Material
silver
Physical description
The cross, on circular stem has a large central knop and sits on a rectangular base. This base is inscribed with the names of the boys from Mr E.L. Vaughan's house killed in the Great War. Heavily decorated with trailing vines and roses, inset with yellow topazes.
Production
Person
Cooper, John Paul, 1869 - 1933 (Silversmith)
Date
c.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
Exhibited: 'In Memoriam. Great War Remembrance at Eton', Verey Gallery, Eton College, 16 June to 12 November 2018 (catalogue number 4)
Exhibited: 'In Memoriam. Great War Remembrance at Eton', Verey Gallery, Eton College, 16 June to 12 November 2018 (catalogue number 4)
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.61 , pl. XXX)
