Trophy cup
George Sholto Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 2nd Baron Penrhyn of Llandegai (1836 - 1907)
Category
Silver
Date
1903
Materials
Silver.
Measurements
230 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Birmingham
Order this imageCollection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1420393
Summary
Trophy cup. A silver, two-handled, fluted trophy cup, made in Birmingham in 1903. It is inscribed 'THE NORTH WALES CHALLENGE CUP' and was awarded to Lord Penrhyn for a gelding at Wrexham in 1905.
Provenance
1950 Inventory pg.127.
Marks and inscriptions
On outer side of cup above fluting: THE NORTH WALES / CHALLENGE CUP / THE GIFT OF / FRANK LLOYD & SONS. / AWARDED TO / THE RT. HON. LORD PENRHYN / FOR A FOUR YEAR OLD WAGON GELDING / SOLD AT WREXHAM FOR 5 GS. / JANY. SALES, 1905.
Makers and roles
George Sholto Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 2nd Baron Penrhyn of Llandegai (1836 - 1907), owner