ECS-S.99:2-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.99:2-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Godolphin Flagon
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Silver gilt flagon
Comments
One of a pair of flagons
Other number
99
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 342mm
Inscription
Inscribed: Ex dono Henricus Godolphin STP Hujus Collegiij Praepositi, Anno Doni 1701
Inscription description
Four marks inside lid and on body:
Lions head erased
Britannia
Date mark: 1701-1702
Maker's mark: William Fawdery
On the base: Leopards head
Lions head erased
Britannia
Date mark: 1701-1702
Maker's mark: William Fawdery
On the base: Leopards head
Material
silver
Physical description
Large, silver gilt, cylindrical in form, plain with a domed cover, scrolled thumbpiece and wide spreading base. On the shoulder of the handle is a line of beading. Engraved with the arms of Godolphin and of Eton College. With original leather cases.
Production
Person
Fawdery, William (Silversmith)
Date
c.1701-1702
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Presented to Eton College by Henry Godolphin (1648-1733)
Previous ownership
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.57 pl. XXVIII )
