Mug
Robert Hennell (1826-1892)
Category
Silver
Date
1831
Materials
Silver and gilt
Measurements
120 x 125 x 85 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609278
Summary
Thistle-shaped silver mug with scroll handle, repoussé and chased with panels of pendant flowers. Engraved with inscription: 'PRIZE FOR COCHIN CHINA AND DORKING FOWLS at the Coalbrookdale Poultry Exhibition 1853'. Gilt interior. Maker's mark for Robert Hennell (II possibly), London, 1831.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
PRIZE FOR COCHIN CHINA AND DORKING FOWLS at the Coalbrookdale Poultry Exhibition 1853 (engraved with inscription).
Makers and roles
Robert Hennell (1826-1892), maker