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ECS-S.99:2-2014

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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

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 )
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