ECS-S.135-2015

Object number

ECS-S.135-2015

Object type

cup

Title

Warre Cup

Title Type

assigned by cataloguer

Description

Silver gilt two handled cup with cover, in Charles II style

Comments

Cup and cover

Other number

135

Dimensions

diameter (actual size): 290mm
scratch weight: 80oz

Dimension note

290mm including cover

Inscription

Inscribed inside cover: Presented to a loved Head Master by 54 Etonians of the Kings Royal Rifles July 1905
Shauna Gailey 2013 recorded the inscription:
Libertatis sodalitio apud Coll. Reg. BVM de Etona jam dis florenti dd Hilarius E.E.Williams Kal Oct MCMXI

Inscription description

Leopards head
Lion passant
Date mark: 1904
Maker's mark: Garrard
Scratch marks: 3325 85 xx

Material

silver

Physical description

Silver gilt cup and cover in Charles II style. Double handled, with domed cover and finial. Cut card and acanthus leaf decoration round the base of the cup. Engraved with the coat of arms of Eton College, and another.

Organisation

Garrard (Silversmith)

Date

1904

Object history note

Provenance: Presented to Edmund Warre by Etonians of the Kings Royal Rifles in 1905;; presented to Eton College by Hilary Evelyn Eccles Williams (c.1893-1915)