Sujet

Testimonial presented to Major-General Windham, 1857. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Testimonial presented to Major-General Windham, 1857. 'This superb testimonial to the bravery of "the Hero of the Redan" [from the manufactory of Messrs. Smith and Nicholson] consists of a large gilt silver Warwick vase and pedestal [with]...branches for eight candles and cross standards of the Allied armies. The panels...bear...the General's arms - a bas-relief of the attack on the Redan, and a...bust of the General. The inscription is as follows: To Major-General Charles Aske [sic] Windham, C.B., this Vase is presented as a token of the great respect entertained for him by his friends in Warwickshire, and especially of their high admiration of those brilliant services during the Crimean War, which have not only secured for him the gratitude of his fellow-countrymen, but won for him an imperishable name in history as the "Hero of the Redan" - Leamington, 1857. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A76_381

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

8,1Mo (571,9Ko) / 14,4cm x 14,0cm / 1702 x 1656 (300dpi)

Mots clés

metal British color golden silver gold war gift present gilt century gilded Britain bravery trophy newspapers press urn gilding concept vase B&W candlestick candelabra engraved engraving candleholder candleholders candlesticks Colour candelabrum candle holder 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News silver gilt silver-gilt wood engraving ILN testimonial newspaper Crimean War Unknown Smith Nicholson gilt-silver 19th-century Nicholson & Co. Smith & Nicholson Smith & Nicholson & Company Charles Ash Windham Windham Charles Ash Charles Ashe Windham General Sir Charles Ash Windham Charles Ashe