ECS-S.98-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.98-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Godolphin Alms Basin
Description
Silver gilt alms basin with lettering
Other number
98
Description
Dimensions
diameter (actual size): 275mm
Dimension note
273-275mm, it is not a perfect circle.
Inscription
Inscribed: Coll: Eton E donis Henricis Godolphin STP Hujus Collegiij Praepositi, Anno Doni 1701
Inscription description
Lions head erased
Britannia
Date mark: 1701-1702
Maker's mark: John Bodington ? (worn)
Britannia
Date mark: 1701-1702
Maker's mark: John Bodington ? (worn)
Material
silver
Physical description
Silver gilt, plain with four lobes in central depression. Engraved with the arms of Godolphin and of Eton College.
Production
Person
Bodington, John, ? - 1727 (Silversmith)
Date
1701-1702
History and association
Object history note
Given by Henry Godolphin
Previous ownership
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.56 pl. XXVIII no. 1)
