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Flagon

1831-1832 (made)
Artist/Maker
Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd. (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

A William IV silver gilt ewer in Gothic style marked for London 1831 by Edward Barnard, engraved with the Sacred Monogram IHS and the royal coat of arms. Weight 82 ounces.

Object details

Categories
Christianity
Metalwork
Royalty
Silver
Object type
Flagon
Materials and techniques
Silver-gilt, raised, chased and engraved
Silver
Gold
Gilded
Engraving
Brief description
Flagon, silver-gilt; London hallmarks for 1831-32, mark of Edward Barnard & Sons.
Physical description
A silver-gilt ewer in Gothic style supported on short baluster stem with circular foot engraved with the Sacred Monogram and the Royal Coat of Arms
Dimensions
  • Height: 45cm (Note: 2560.4 grams 82.32 ounces)
Gallery label
(01/06/2016)
Engraved with the Royal Arms. This magnificent set forms part of the altar plate made for Mapledurham Church, Berkshire and presented by the Rev. August Fitz-Clarence, illegitimate son of William IV., hence the differenced version of the Royal Arms. It is highly fashionable, decorated in an elegant Gothic Revival style with applied architectural arcading. The Gothic Revival was one of the most important of the many historicist styles popular in the 19th century. At the time that this set was made, the Revival had not reached its peak but there was a growing interest in medieval forms of ornament. Gothic was seen as particularly suitable for church furnishings and the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829 created great new opportunities to commission new plate. Gothic was not only an ecclesiastical style. William Beckford had created magnificent Gothic interiors at Fonthill Abbey and under the influence of designers like L.N.Cottingham and later A.W.N.Pugin it became ubiquitous. Edward Barnard and Sons, major manufacturing silversmiths were successors to Anthony Nelme, 1689, and passed out of family ownership in the 20th century.
Credit line
Author: Rachel Church
Acquisition source/funder credit line: Lent by Mapledurham Church by the Rector and churchwardens of Caversham, Reading, Berkshire
Associations
Reverend Lord Augustus Fitz-Clarence
Mapledurham
Summary
A William IV silver gilt ewer in Gothic style marked for London 1831 by Edward Barnard, engraved with the Sacred Monogram IHS and the royal coat of arms. Weight 82 ounces.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
LOAN:MAPLEDURHAM CH.1

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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