ECS-S.86-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.86-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Set of 24 'Hawtrey' Table Forks
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Twenty four matching silver table forks, each with the Eton crest incised into the handle
Other number
86
Description
Dimensions
length (actual size): 203mm
Inscription
Engraved with coat of arms for Eton College
Inscribed: In usum Socc: Colleg: Etonens: DDCH Praepos: 1853
Inscribed: In usum Socc: Colleg: Etonens: DDCH Praepos: 1853
Inscription description
Leopards head crowned
Lion passant
Duty mark
Date mark: 1821-1822
Maker's mark: Wm. Chawner
Lion passant
Duty mark
Date mark: 1821-1822
Maker's mark: Wm. Chawner
Material
silver
Physical description
Twenty four fiddle pattern table forks, engraved with coat of arms for Eton College
Production
Person
Chawner, William (Silversmith)
Date
1821-1822
History and association
Object history note
The gift of Rev. Edward Craven Hawtrey, Headmaster 1834-1852
Previous ownership
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.47)
