Mug
Category
Silver
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silver
Measurements
100 mm (H)75 mm (Diameter)
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Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1441576
Summary
[Saved] Silver beaker apparently engraved to mark the appointment of Richard Onslow (1528-71) as Speaker of the House of Commons on 2 October 1566; a role he held until Parliament was dissolved in January 1567.
Provenance
Accepted by the Treasury in lieu of Estate Duty on the death of the 5th and the 6th Earl in 1984
Marks and inscriptions
Exterior, lower rim: Richard Onslow Gent 1566 Exterior, upper, near lip: Stamped O surmounted with a crown