Christening Mug
1914-1915 (made)
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| Place of origin |
R. L. B. Rathbone was a major figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement. He was a member of a well-known Liverpool family. He took up metalworking in the late 1890s and had a studio near the Menai Straits in north Wales. He was associated with Herbert McNair, who taught at the Liverpool Academy, and was the brother-in-law of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. In 1905 Rathbone came to London, where he made silver and jewellery and taught at the Sir John Cass School of Art.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, with applied handles |
| Brief description | Silver, Chester hallmarks for 1914-5, made in Liverpool by R.L.B. Rathbone |
| Physical description | The body is an inverted cone with a domed base which sits within a circular, flared foot. The rim of the foot has a plain moulding with a rope border. The junction with the foot and the body is embellished with a plaited band within gadrooned borders. The handles are of flat strip; the tops are flush with the rims of the vessel, the sloping sides parallel with the wall of the body while the lower supports curve downwards to join the decorated band. The inscription, dedicating the cup as a gift to its recipient, Michael Warr, is within a circular shield with a bright cut border. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Below rim near the handle at the rear: RLLR for Richard Llewellyn Benson Rathbone 1864-1939, sterling, Chester town mark, date letter O (1914-15). Inscribed within a circular shield on the body: A Gift / To George / Michael Warr / 22 January 1915 / From / MF & RLB / Rathbone (This cup was made for the donor as a christening present, a great nephew of the silversmith. Michael Warr's mother was a Rathbone and Richard Llewelleyn Rathbone was her uncle.) |
| Credit line | Michael Warr Gift |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 83 / 2481 Gift - Mr Michael Warr, Woodside, Frant, Tunbridge Wells Rathbone was a major figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement. A member of a well known Liverpool family, he took up metalworking in the late 1890s and had a studio near the Menai Straits. He was associated with Herbert McNair, who taught at the Liverpool Academy and was the brother-in-law of CR Mackintosh. Rathbone came to London in 1905 where he made silver and jewellery as well as teach at the Sir John Cass School of Art. |
| Summary | R. L. B. Rathbone was a major figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement. He was a member of a well-known Liverpool family. He took up metalworking in the late 1890s and had a studio near the Menai Straits in north Wales. He was associated with Herbert McNair, who taught at the Liverpool Academy, and was the brother-in-law of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. In 1905 Rathbone came to London, where he made silver and jewellery and taught at the Sir John Cass School of Art. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.87-1984 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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