ECS-S.42-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.42-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Set of Four Davies Coasters
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Set of four coasters with sloped gadrooned edge and wooden base
Comments
Set of four coasters catalogued together
Other number
42
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 58mm
diameter (actual size): 147mm
diameter (actual size): 147mm
Inscription
Engraved lettering around lip: 'Dono dedit Jonathan Davies amplius Annos Magister Informator deinde 18 Annos Collegii hujusce Praepositus'
Inscription description
Lion passant
Sheffield
Date mark: 1808
Maker's mark: John Younge & Sons
Sheffield
Date mark: 1808
Maker's mark: John Younge & Sons
Material
silver
Physical description
Set of four coasters with sloped gadrooned edge, and wooden base. The open, pierced sides with oak leaves and acorns.
Production
Person
Younge, John (Silversmith)
Date
1808
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.28, pl. XX)
