NAM.2001-04-1137-1

Two handled silver cup, presented by the officers of the Coldstream and Scots Guards to the officers of the 2nd Bn, The Buffs, Aldershot, October to November 1889. Silver, hallmarked, manufacturer unknown, 1889 (c). Inscribed. With lid, accorn knop finial and ebonised wood plinth. Associated with Lt P A Lovell, The Marquess of Winchester, Lt E E Hanbury. The gift was a sign of friendship that arose between them during a musketry class, Aldershot 1889; elaborate and expensive gifts were not unusual when wealthy officers messes such as the Guards were involved. The 2nd Battalion of The Buffs were stationed in the hut lines, North Camp, Aldershot from 1889-1891. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.