ECS-S.8-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.8-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Wyatt Tankard
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Circular tankard with cover
Other number
8
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 268mm
Inscription
Laetus Anteactae Juventutis in schola vel campo Etonensis memoria dorio dedit praeposito et locus de agro militonensis in com furreia Ricardus Wyatt arm MDCCC III
Inscription description
Leopards Head crowned
Lion passant
Date mark: 1679-1680
Maker's mark: CK above three pellets in a plain shield
Lion passant
Date mark: 1679-1680
Maker's mark: CK above three pellets in a plain shield
Material
silver
Physical description
Circular tankard with hinged cover, and fruit finial. Later chasing of foliage and fruit. Circular foot soldered and added later. Handle with scrolled thumbpiece. Original engraved cartouche survives but the coat of arms has been chased over with a basket of fruit. The finial is a replacement.
Production
Date
1679-1680
History and association
Object history note
Cup donated in 1803 by Richard Wyatt.
Previous ownership
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.9)
