FDA-A.353:45-2014
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.353:45-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Beaconsfield Commemorative Bowl
Description
Bowl with stem commemorating Lord Beaconsfield at the Berlin Congress 1878
Description
Content (person)
Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804 - 1881 (Sitter)
Content (note)
Moulded decoration of clovers, thistles, roses, portrait. On the inside of the bowl is a maker's mark
Dimensions
height (actual size): 135mm
diameter (top): 135mm
diameter (base): 90mm
diameter (top): 135mm
diameter (base): 90mm
Inscription
Moulded inscription: 'Earl of Beaconsfield The Hero of the Congress Berlin July 1878'
Material
glass
Materials & techniques note
Moulded glass
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Mrs Norman-Butler; by whom presented to Eton College
