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PLATE 114.
GROUP OF OBJECTS IN SILVER
(~\F the examples of silversmith's work which we have selected for illustration, No. 1 was
^^^ contributed by Mr. Phillips, of Cockspnr Street: a fine candelabrum, about 3 feet 6 inches high,
presented by the Emperor of Brazil to John Hay Drummond, Esq., O.B., Her Majesty's Minister at
Morocco, as a souvenir of great and timely services rendered by him on the occasion of the
wreck of the Imperial Brazilian corvette Dona Isabel, at Cape Spartel, Tangiers, Nov. 11, 1860.
The two medallions at the base are engraved with the shipwreck and the arms of Drummond Hay
respectively, with the inscription : " Corveta D. Isabel, 11 de Novenibro, 1860, o Brazil reconocido."
Above these are imperial crowns, guarded by dragon supporters. Prom the top of the stem
spring five branches, each bearing three lights, the stem itself terminating with the armorial
globe of Brazil, surmounted by an angel.
No. 2, by Messrs. Howell & James, is a casket presented to the Kev. T. Raffles, of Liverpool.
On a shield of the lid is the following inscription :—" To the Rev. Thomas Baffles, D.D., LL.D., F.R.S.,
the eloquent preacher, the faithful pastor, the loving and genial man, this casket is presented
to commemorate a pastorate of fifty years." On a corresponding shield, the other side, are
placed the date of the building of the Great George-street Ohapel, and other incidents in the
reverend doctor's life. The figure of Religion surmounts the lid, pointing to the Bible as the
way of life, and trampling under foot the serpent, or evil spirit of the world. Religion is supported
on either side with emblematic figures of Paith and Hope, Charity being represented by the
four panels round the body of the casket, which illustrate the clergyman's duties; viz., to comfort the
afflicted, visit the sick, feed the hungry, and instruct the ignorant. Between the two panels in
front is a medallion portrait of the doctor; the ornament of vine-leaves, lilies, ivy, oak, and
acorns, is intended to have a symbolic meaning. On the base are engraved the arms of the
recipient, and those of Liverpool. It was designed and modelled by Mr. Felix M. Miller, Professor
of Sculpture at the South Kensington School of Art, and contained an illuminated address by
Mr. J. Leighton (Luke Limner).
The remaining subjects are by Mr. Hancock, and are worthy of the reputation he has
obtained. No. 3 is a vase in oxydized silver, designed and chased by Mr. H. H. Armstead.
It was executed for the Earl of Dudley, and is ornamented with figures in relief round the body
of the vase, representing the meeting of Henry VIII. and Francis I. on the field of the Cloth of
Gold, for which the bas-reliefs of the Hotel Bourgtheroulde, at Rouen, have evidently been used
as an authority for costume and grouping. The handles of this vase, both from the manner in
which they spring from the body and for their contours, are deserving of great praise. The
other vase, also in oxydized silver, is intended for a table service. It is of excellent design and
execution; and round the base is an inscription,—"Richard Croft Chawner, from John Robinson
McLean, 1861."
All these works were characterized by much originality of design, and deserved to be
recorded as amongst those which obtained for English works in precious metal so distinguished
a place in the Exhibition of 1862. In another ten j^ears still greater progress will no doubt be
made, and we trust then to add the name of Mr. Pierpoint to the list of our greatest English
workers in the precious metals: his works, executed for and exhibited by Mr. Angell, were full
of the highest promise.
GROUP OF OBJECTS IN SILVER
(~\F the examples of silversmith's work which we have selected for illustration, No. 1 was
^^^ contributed by Mr. Phillips, of Cockspnr Street: a fine candelabrum, about 3 feet 6 inches high,
presented by the Emperor of Brazil to John Hay Drummond, Esq., O.B., Her Majesty's Minister at
Morocco, as a souvenir of great and timely services rendered by him on the occasion of the
wreck of the Imperial Brazilian corvette Dona Isabel, at Cape Spartel, Tangiers, Nov. 11, 1860.
The two medallions at the base are engraved with the shipwreck and the arms of Drummond Hay
respectively, with the inscription : " Corveta D. Isabel, 11 de Novenibro, 1860, o Brazil reconocido."
Above these are imperial crowns, guarded by dragon supporters. Prom the top of the stem
spring five branches, each bearing three lights, the stem itself terminating with the armorial
globe of Brazil, surmounted by an angel.
No. 2, by Messrs. Howell & James, is a casket presented to the Kev. T. Raffles, of Liverpool.
On a shield of the lid is the following inscription :—" To the Rev. Thomas Baffles, D.D., LL.D., F.R.S.,
the eloquent preacher, the faithful pastor, the loving and genial man, this casket is presented
to commemorate a pastorate of fifty years." On a corresponding shield, the other side, are
placed the date of the building of the Great George-street Ohapel, and other incidents in the
reverend doctor's life. The figure of Religion surmounts the lid, pointing to the Bible as the
way of life, and trampling under foot the serpent, or evil spirit of the world. Religion is supported
on either side with emblematic figures of Paith and Hope, Charity being represented by the
four panels round the body of the casket, which illustrate the clergyman's duties; viz., to comfort the
afflicted, visit the sick, feed the hungry, and instruct the ignorant. Between the two panels in
front is a medallion portrait of the doctor; the ornament of vine-leaves, lilies, ivy, oak, and
acorns, is intended to have a symbolic meaning. On the base are engraved the arms of the
recipient, and those of Liverpool. It was designed and modelled by Mr. Felix M. Miller, Professor
of Sculpture at the South Kensington School of Art, and contained an illuminated address by
Mr. J. Leighton (Luke Limner).
The remaining subjects are by Mr. Hancock, and are worthy of the reputation he has
obtained. No. 3 is a vase in oxydized silver, designed and chased by Mr. H. H. Armstead.
It was executed for the Earl of Dudley, and is ornamented with figures in relief round the body
of the vase, representing the meeting of Henry VIII. and Francis I. on the field of the Cloth of
Gold, for which the bas-reliefs of the Hotel Bourgtheroulde, at Rouen, have evidently been used
as an authority for costume and grouping. The handles of this vase, both from the manner in
which they spring from the body and for their contours, are deserving of great praise. The
other vase, also in oxydized silver, is intended for a table service. It is of excellent design and
execution; and round the base is an inscription,—"Richard Croft Chawner, from John Robinson
McLean, 1861."
All these works were characterized by much originality of design, and deserved to be
recorded as amongst those which obtained for English works in precious metal so distinguished
a place in the Exhibition of 1862. In another ten j^ears still greater progress will no doubt be
made, and we trust then to add the name of Mr. Pierpoint to the list of our greatest English
workers in the precious metals: his works, executed for and exhibited by Mr. Angell, were full
of the highest promise.