Plinth, handles. Silver gilt.
The Alexander Clark Co LtdHas not forwarded the name of Thomas Trebeck (see 7 and 29) to the committee established to support the play (see 29), since Bull wrote that he did not know if he was still alive. Pulteney reports that cricket balls are now bowled so violently that players must be padded. On translations of Terence - thinks that new translations should appear every 50 years to reflect changing idiom. Westminster said to be improving under new Head Master (see 29) - hopes that he will keep the best of the old customs, such as fagging (what hardship is it to carry 2 or 3 hats on one's shoulders to Tothill Fields, or to blow on a fire?). On the import of cattle and sheep by railroad from the interior of Germany and its negligible effect on London meat prices, and on the state of the potato harvest. To assist his French a Frenchwoman comes in three times a week to read Molieres to him out loud.
Clavering, Henry Mordaunt, 1766-1850Title, names of individuals and copyright on front.
Monty's Photography15 small raised shields on silver plaque with school crest in the middle. Awarded: 1891-1905. Lower plaque loose.
William Gibson & John Langman3 plaques (1 school crest) and 14 small shields on a wooden support. Awarded: 1921-1934. Damage to plaque at tip and 2 shields missing. Presented by the Rev. G.H. Nall 1922. Some loose elements stored separately.
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd3 plaques (1 school crest, 1 presentation plaque) + 11 small shields on a wooden round support. Centrepiece to be fixed. Presented by E. Ryde Esq. June 1880. Awarded: 1880-1890.
Title, names of individuals and copyright on front.
Monty's Photography14 small raised shields on a silver plaque. Presented by the Elizabethan Club 1906. Awarded: 1906-1920
Hancocks & Co2 plaques, 26 small shields and 1 big shield (School Crest). Awarded: 1935-1964. Plaque at tip and 2 shields missing. Maker's mark obscured.
Title, names of individuals and copyright on front.
Monty's Photography