ECS-S.24:1-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.24:1-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Nelme Sauce Boat
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
One of a pair of Sauce Boats
Comments
One of a pair of Sauce Boats, with 24.2
Other number
24A
Description
Dimensions
length (actual size): 231mm
width (actual size): 190mm
height (actual size): 106mm
width (actual size): 190mm
height (actual size): 106mm
Dimension note
width with handles is 190mm
Inscription
Engraved wtih arms of Eton College
Inscription description
Leopard's head crowned
Lion passant
Date mark: 1728-1729
Maker's mark: Francis Nelme
Scratch weight: p' 56 = 17 (Jones describes this 56 oz 17 dwts)
Lion passant
Date mark: 1728-1729
Maker's mark: Francis Nelme
Scratch weight: p' 56 = 17 (Jones describes this 56 oz 17 dwts)
Material
silver
Physical description
One of a pair of sauce boats. Plain, oval and double-lipped, with two double scrolled handles on plain circular feet. Engraved with the arms of Eton College.
Production
Person
Nelme, Francis (Silversmith)
Date
1728-1729
History and association
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.18 pl. XV)
• Hussey, C. Eton College, 2nd Ed., 1926 (p.131 pl. 9)
• Hussey, C. Eton College, 2nd Ed., 1926 (p.131 pl. 9)
