ECS-S.13:2-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.13:2-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Richard Hill Basin
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Silver basin with coat of arms on a central boss
Comments
Catalogued with its accompanying ewer 13.1
Other number
13B
Description
Dimensions
diameter (actual size): 550mm
Inscription
Basin is engraved with the coat of arms of Hill: Ermine on a fess sable a triple-towered castle argent.
Inscription description
Mark for Augsburg
Date mark: 1700-1705 ?
Maker's mark: Christian Winter
Date mark: 1700-1705 ?
Maker's mark: Christian Winter
Material
silver
Physical description
The Basin is plain, with a wide rim moulded on the edge. The coat of arms of Hill is on the central boss, surrounded by a circle of raised embossed spokes. The engraving on both the Ewer and Basin is contemporary and identical. Not typically Augsburg in shape and ornamentation but not English either.
Production
Person
Winter, Christian (Silversmith)
Date
1700-1705?
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.14, pl. X)
• Hussey, C. Eton College, 2nd Ed., 1926 (p.132, pl. 11)
• Hussey, C. Eton College, 2nd Ed., 1926 (p.132, pl. 11)
