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Reference Number	HI/1994-1
Title	Silver-Gilt Ewer
Date	1867
Creator Name	Hunt & Roskell; 1843-c.1965; manufacturing and retail jewellers and silversmiths
Description	Silver-gilt ewer of elongated baluster form with s-scroll handle cast in the form of a therm, the double ribbed body chased and engraved with masks and animals amidst foliage and strapwork and raised on a stepped circular foot. Underside of foot inscribed: "Presented by/Dr. J. Stephen Doyle/to the Fellows of the/Royal College of Physicians of Ireland/to mark his Presidency/31st May 1991 - 18th October 1994". Neck stamped with maker's initials "H&R" and London hallmarks for the year 1867. Rim of foot inscribed: "HUNT & ROSKELL LATE STORR & MORTIMER 4316".
Extent	1 item
History	Silver hallmarked London 1867
Custodial History	Presented by Dr Stephen Doyle
Dimensions	91mm (diameter of base) x 313mm (height)
Digital Collections	View online in our digital collections
Copyright	Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Credit Line	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object Name	Ewer
Term	Gift Giving
	Interior Design and Furnishings
	Beverages

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/5678	Hunt & Roskell; 1843-c.1965; manufacturing and retail jewellers and silversmiths	1843-c.1965
DS/UK/2079	Doyle; John Stephen (1929-2004); gastroenterologist	1929-2004
DS/UK/43	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; 1654-	1654-

Places

Code	Set
NA42	London/England/United Kingdom

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