Sujet

The Thames National Regatta Prize, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Thames National Regatta Prize, 1854. Rowing prizes. 'Above all towers the Grand Challenge Cup, for eight-oared boats (gentlemen amateurs) - a fine silver-gilt piece of plate, with ornamental cover, surmounted by a figure of Neptune; twisted snake handles, and ornamental scroll work...in the centre of the group, is the handsome Silver Challenge Vase, for flowers, to be used also as a wine-cooler. This is the prize for the gentlemen's four-oared race...The groups of nine cups each, immediately under the Grand Challenge Cup on either side are the "scratch" race prizes...The gold oars and rudder are the most elegant we ever recollect to have seen...These several prizes have been designed and manufactured by Messrs. Edkins, of Salisbury-square, Fleet-street...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B07_344

Model release

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Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

26,2Mo (2,0Mo) / 31,4cm x 20,9cm / 3707 x 2471 (300dpi)

Mots clés

sport metal cup cups British color golden silver rowing gold prize race gilt century gilded Britain prizes trophies trophy racing newspapers press gilding regatta B&W Drinking vessel Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News silver gilt silver-gilt ILN newspaper engraving Unknown gilt-silver 19th-century