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Hawkesley Testimonial

Dessert Stand
1880-1881 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hunt & Roskell (maker)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Hawkesley Testimonial, standing dish

Object details

Category
Metalwork
Object type
Dessert stand
TitleHawkesley Testimonial
Materials and techniques
Silver gilt, cast and applied ornament, applied medallions, glass liner
Brief description
Dessert stand from the Hawkesley Testimonial, silver-gilt, London 1880-81, mark of Hunt & Roskell, designed by Thomas Swaffield Brown
Physical description
Hawkesley Testimonial, standing dish
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.0cm
  • Width: 20.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Base: maker IH and RR for John Samuel Hunt and Robert Roskell, duty, sterling, leopard, date E; Incised: HUNT AND ROSKELL LATE STORR AND MORTIMER and '7887'.
  • 3 crest badges: VIVIT POST FUNERA VIRTUS; TH; and a bird on a crown.
  • Engraved with scenes reflecting the achievements of Hawksley
Credit line
Given by Mrs T.E. Hawkesley
Bibliographic reference
"The Ismay Service - A parcel-gilt service in the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside", Allison Pollard, Apollo January 1996
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.4C-1974

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O94842/hawkesley-testimonial-dessert-stand-hunt--roskell/
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