Salver
Date
1843
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
diameter (object): 536mm
height (object): 65mm
height (object): 65mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Salver, with an acanthus leaf and flower engraved decoration to the surface, framing a later inscription. With a raised leaf border, the slaver stands on four feet.
The inscription reads: ‘PRESENTED TO THE REVD. HENRY STEBBING DD FRS. Rector of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey London. BY A NUMBER OF HIS FRIENDS in recognition of his long and devoted services as CHAPLAIN TO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL from the foundation in 1834 until his retirement in 1879.’
The salver is hallmarked underneath and has the scratched number ‘98010’.
Charles Reily (also spelt Reilly, or Riley) and George Storer, London-based silversmiths.
Henry Stebbing (1799-1843) author and Church of England clergyman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1845.
The inscription reads: ‘PRESENTED TO THE REVD. HENRY STEBBING DD FRS. Rector of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey London. BY A NUMBER OF HIS FRIENDS in recognition of his long and devoted services as CHAPLAIN TO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL from the foundation in 1834 until his retirement in 1879.’
The salver is hallmarked underneath and has the scratched number ‘98010’.
Charles Reily (also spelt Reilly, or Riley) and George Storer, London-based silversmiths.
Henry Stebbing (1799-1843) author and Church of England clergyman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1845.
Object history
Provenance
The salver was presented to the Royal Society in 1961-1962 and noted in Royal Society Minutes of Council, Printed, vol.21 1961-1964, p.17, minute 15 for the meeting of 11 January 1962. ‘Reported a bequest to the Royal Society by William Pinckard Delane Stebbing of a silver tray and gold watch which belonged to his grandfather the Rev. Henry Stebbing D.D., F.R.S. The tray and watch were displayed at the meeting of Council.’ The timepiece was subsequently noted in the updated list of ‘Instruments and Historical Relics’ within The Record of the Royal Society of London: supplement to the fourth edition for the years 1940-1989, by John S. Rowlinson and Norman H. Robinson (London, The Royal Society, 1992), pp.89-91.
William Pinckard Delane Stebbing (1873-1961) antiquary and author.
Three associated documents provide information on the provenance of the Stebbing donation: a manuscript letter from the Committee of Members of the Congregation of St James’s Chapel, n.d., to Henry Stebbing provides general wishes for his wellbeing; an accompanying printed testimonial from G.P. Nicholls and William Sandby, Honorary Secretaries to the Committee of St James’s Chapel, December 1854; and a letter from Thomas R. R. Stebbing and Mary A. Stebbing, Ephraim Lodge, The Common, Tunbridge Wells, 8 May 1894, to William P. D. Stebbing, 79 Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, London
The salver was presented to the Royal Society in 1961-1962 and noted in Royal Society Minutes of Council, Printed, vol.21 1961-1964, p.17, minute 15 for the meeting of 11 January 1962. ‘Reported a bequest to the Royal Society by William Pinckard Delane Stebbing of a silver tray and gold watch which belonged to his grandfather the Rev. Henry Stebbing D.D., F.R.S. The tray and watch were displayed at the meeting of Council.’ The timepiece was subsequently noted in the updated list of ‘Instruments and Historical Relics’ within The Record of the Royal Society of London: supplement to the fourth edition for the years 1940-1989, by John S. Rowlinson and Norman H. Robinson (London, The Royal Society, 1992), pp.89-91.
William Pinckard Delane Stebbing (1873-1961) antiquary and author.
Three associated documents provide information on the provenance of the Stebbing donation: a manuscript letter from the Committee of Members of the Congregation of St James’s Chapel, n.d., to Henry Stebbing provides general wishes for his wellbeing; an accompanying printed testimonial from G.P. Nicholls and William Sandby, Honorary Secretaries to the Committee of St James’s Chapel, December 1854; and a letter from Thomas R. R. Stebbing and Mary A. Stebbing, Ephraim Lodge, The Common, Tunbridge Wells, 8 May 1894, to William P. D. Stebbing, 79 Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, London
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