FDA-A.851-2019
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.851-2019
Object type
Identification
Title
Jubliee Arch Paperweight
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Paperweight, comprising a heavy glass plaque, a wooden plinth with a felt base and (beneath the glass) a watercolour view of a gateway on an inscribed gilt mount.
Comments
This commemorative paperweight marks Queen Victoria's 1887 Jubilee. It incorporates a watercolour view of the temporary gateway, which was erected by the main entrance to Eton College, on Slough Road, to welcome Queen Victoria, on her return from London following the 1887 Jubilee celebrations.
Description
Dimensions
length (actual size): 207mm
width (actual size): 147mm
width (actual size): 147mm
Inscription
Inscribed on gilt mount: 'Gateway / constructed for / the Triumphant Pas / -sage of Her Majesty / through her Loyal / College of Eton, / during the celebration / of her Jubilee'.
Materials & techniques note
watercolour and glass plaque on a wooden base
Production
Person
Nutt, Alfred Young, 1847 - 1924 (Artist)
Date
1887
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Property of a private collector; by whom sold through The Canterbury Auction Galleries, Canterbury, Kent, on 11 June 2019 (Lot 950); from which sale purchased by Eton College for £194.92
