ECS-S.71-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.71-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
James Tankard
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Plain silver tankard of Scandinavian form
Other number
71
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 241mm
Inscription
Inscribed: A.S. MCMVIII/ OPERA IN CATALOGO LIBRORUM/ MANUSCRIPTORUM BIBLIOTHECAE SUAE/ RECENSENDO FELICITER NAVATA/ VIRO DOCTISSIMO/ MONTAGUE RHODES JAMES, LITT.D./ COLLEGII REGALIS PRAEPOSITO/ GRATO ANIMO D.D. /GONVILLI ET CAII/ CUSTOS ET SOCII
Engraved with the arms of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.
Engraved with the arms of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.
Inscription description
Leopards head (on tankard only)
On tankard and lid:
Lion passant
Date mark: 1908-1909
Maker's mark: Ed Barnard & Sons Ltd
Engraved on base: W. Emerson. East Dereham .580
On tankard and lid:
Lion passant
Date mark: 1908-1909
Maker's mark: Ed Barnard & Sons Ltd
Engraved on base: W. Emerson. East Dereham .580
Material
silver
Physical description
Plain Silver tankard of Scandinavian form on three shell feet. Engraved with the arms of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge on a shield at the top of the hinge.
Production
Person
Barnard, Edward () (Silversmith)
Organisation
Barnards (Silversmith)
Date
1908-1909
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Presented to Eton College by Montague Rhodes James
Previous ownership
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.44)
