ECS-S.167-2015
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.167-2015
Object type
Identification
Title
Wager Cup
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Silver figurine of a woman, holding a hinged cup or tumbler over her head
Comments
This is a modern reproduction of a 'Wager' or 'Marriage cup'. It was presented to Eton College by Mark Phillips, a former House Master who served as Keeper of the Eton College Photographic Archive and Silver Collection from 1994 to 2002.
Other number
167
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 195mm
Dimension note
Height including handle 195mm.
Inscription description
Lion passant
Anchor: Birmingham
Date mark: 1977
Maker's mark: Payne and sons
Silver jubilee mark
Scratch weight: 390 grams
Anchor: Birmingham
Date mark: 1977
Maker's mark: Payne and sons
Silver jubilee mark
Scratch weight: 390 grams
Material
silver
Physical description
Silver figurine of a woman, holding decorative foliate scrolls that support a hinged cup or tumbler (representing a pail) raised over her head; she wears a headdress and dress with a bow on the front; silver marks are at the bottom of the lower layer at the front of her dress
Production
Organisation
Payne & Sons (Silversmith)
Date
1977
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Mark Phillips, former House Master and Keeper of Silver; by whom presented to Eton College in c.2002
Previous ownership
