Identity area
Reference code
GB 2014 WS-04-TRO-010/032
Title
The Challenge Hammer
Date(s)
- 19th Century (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 Trophy
Context area
Name of creator
(19th Century)
Biographical history
A Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith active 1840-1863. Registered as a goldsmith and jeweller 1841-1842.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Silver hammer in a presentation case. Silver plate on badly damaged leather case is inscribed: 'The Challenge Hammer presented by the Elizabethan Club, 1867'. Inside is a silver plate engraved with winners' names from 1867 to 1922. Apparently unmarked in the form of a hammer with gilt ball, in fitted case. Donor: The Elizabethan Club, 1867. Awarded: 1867-1922. Case badly damaged at hinge.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Length: 9cm Weight: less than 0.00kg.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- The Elizabethan Club (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
WS-TRO-010/032
Institution identifier
GB 2014
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin