ECS-S.44-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.44-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Soup Tureen with Lid and Ladle
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Oval soup tureen and lid
Comments
This tureen is inscribed:
'Presented to the REV.D JAMES CHAPMAN M.A.
On his retirement from Eton College, BY HIS PUPILS
As a memorial of their Esteem and Gratitude, July 1835'
After leaving his post as a Master at the College, Chapman concentrated on his church work. In 1845 he became the first Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He later returned to Eton as a Fellow of the College.
Tureen and lid are catalogued together
'Presented to the REV.D JAMES CHAPMAN M.A.
On his retirement from Eton College, BY HIS PUPILS
As a memorial of their Esteem and Gratitude, July 1835'
After leaving his post as a Master at the College, Chapman concentrated on his church work. In 1845 he became the first Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He later returned to Eton as a Fellow of the College.
Tureen and lid are catalogued together
Other number
44
Description
Dimensions
length (actual size): 375mm
width (actual size): 228mm
height (actual size): 279mm
width (actual size): 228mm
height (actual size): 279mm
Dimension note
Total dimensions of tureen and lid
Inscription
Engraved with the arms of Chapman on the body of the tureen.
Inscribed: Presented to the REV.D JAMES CHAPMAN M.A./On his retirement from Eton College,/BY HIS PUPILS/ As a memorial of their Esteem and Gratitude/ July 1835
Inscribed: Presented to the REV.D JAMES CHAPMAN M.A./On his retirement from Eton College,/BY HIS PUPILS/ As a memorial of their Esteem and Gratitude/ July 1835
Inscription description
Leopards head crowned
Lion passant
Date mark: 1814-1815
Maker's mark: Benjamin Smith
Duty mark
On lid: Lion Passant
Date mark: 1814-1815
Maker's mark: Benjamin Smith
Lion passant
Date mark: 1814-1815
Maker's mark: Benjamin Smith
Duty mark
On lid: Lion Passant
Date mark: 1814-1815
Maker's mark: Benjamin Smith
Material
silver
Physical description
Oval soup tureen with ovolo edge, and fluted border. Two ornamanted handles on the body and a larger double scrolled handle on the cover. A longer, scrolled and floriated handle on the lid. On four claw feet. The body is engraved with the arms of Chapman. His crest is on the lid.
Production
Person
Smith, Benjamin, c.1754 - 1833 (Silversmith)
Date
1814-1815
History and association
Object history note
Presented to the Rev. James Chapman on his retirement in July 1835.
See also the James Chapman Candelabrum (no 51)
See also the James Chapman Candelabrum (no 51)
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.31, pl. XXI, no. 1)
