Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Daily Telegraph Welsh Miners' Fund, tankard

J.W. Benson Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Full title :- Daily Telegraph Welsh Miners' Fund, presented to Mr Thomas G.Davies for Gallant conduct.

Silver tankard decorated with two horizontal raised ball lines near top and base of tankard surrounded either side by chain of circles design and centre front within a circle inscribed scroll then within a wreath of lilies a lighted candle and inscription below which a crossed pick and shovel and the whole surrounded by a wreath of lilies. With maker's name and address and maker's mark stamped on base.

Hallmarked London, 1877 with duty mark.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

55.235/2

Historical Associations

Association Type: Colliery
Date: 1877
Place: Tynewydd Colliery
Associated Person/Body: Davies, Thomas Gedrych
Association Type: Associated person
Date: 1877
Place: Tynewydd Colliery

Creation/Production

Role: Production
Role: Manufacturer
Place: London
Period: 1877

Acquisition

bequest, 15/6/1955

Measurements

Length (mm): 85
Width (mm): 128
Height (mm): 117
Weight (g): 319.7

Material

Silver

Categories

Coal Mid Glamorgan 1870s

Classification

events disaster commemorative
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