ECS-S.75-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.75-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Eton Fish Slice and Fork
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Silver fish Slice and fork with pierced foliate scroll decoration
Other number
75
Description
Dimensions
length (actual size): 315mm
length (actual size): 254mm
length (actual size): 254mm
Dimension note
Fish Slice 315mm long
Fork 254 mm long
Fork 254 mm long
Inscription
Engraved with the arms of Eton College
Inscribed: In usum/ Socierum/ Coll. Etonieus/ d.d. C.O. Goodford. Praepos: 1862
Inscribed: In usum/ Socierum/ Coll. Etonieus/ d.d. C.O. Goodford. Praepos: 1862
Inscription description
Leopards head
Duty mark
Lion passant
Date mark: 1861-1862
Maker's mark: Francis Higgins
Duty mark
Lion passant
Date mark: 1861-1862
Maker's mark: Francis Higgins
Material
silver
Physical description
Fish slice and fork, both with a pierced foliate design and similarly engraved with the arms of Eton College.
Production
Person
Higgins, Francis (Silversmith)
Date
1861-1862
History and association
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.45)
