File:The cup presented to Mr. Wilkes by the city of London in 1772 (BM 1868,0808.4486).jpg
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[edit]The cup presented to Mr. Wilkes by the city of London in 1772
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Print made by: John June
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Title |
The cup presented to Mr. Wilkes by the city of London in 1772 |
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Description |
English: An ornate two-handled cup with a lid. It is decorated in relief with the City Arms and with a scene representing the assassination of Julius Caesar under which is inscribed:
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Depicted people | Associated with: John Wilkes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1774 date QS:P571,+1774-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Accession number |
1868,0808.4486 |
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Notes |
(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', V, 1935) >From the 'Gentleman's Magazine', 1774, p. 457. One of the three cups which had been voted by the Common Council 24 Jan. 1772 to the three City patriots, Wilkes, Crosby, and Oliver for their opposition to the House of Commons over the printing of debates, see BMSat 4850,4853, &c. Cf. BMSat 4887. The cup is described on p. 457. The bas relief "seems to indicate an idea of the meaning of the dagger or short sword in the City Arms very different from what the Antiquarians have hitherto suggested", namely, either the dagger with which Walworth slew Wat Tyler, or the short sword of St. Paul. The print is perhaps intended as an election warning against the excesses of the patriots. |
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Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-4486 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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