NAM.2025-02-1-23-1

Two handled cup, presented by Queen Victoria to Major General John Ormsby, Royal Artillery, 1868 Gilded silver with lid on a separate wooden base. Made by Samuel Whitford, London, dated 1867 The finial on the lid is in the form of moulded leaves with a floral knop in the centre. The cup has an additional separate rim which is decorated with acanthus leaves along the edge. The handles are each decorated with two heads. NB. There are four individual components to this cup (base, cup, additional rim and lid)