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The Silcock Challenge Cup

Title

The Silcock Challenge Cup

Creator

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. (London, UK)

Date

1925

Identifier

RDS_treasures_C29_ Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co_Silcock challenge cup.jpg

Subject

Gold
Royal Dublin Society

Description

A gold trophy cup, the part-ovoid body supported on a trumpet-shaped base with four hoof feet, engraved with foliage and scrolls and applied with shamrocks, the stem applied with six grotesque mask buttresses, the detachable cover with a cow form finial, engraved with the inscription PERPETUAL CHALLENGE CUP FOR BEST DAIRY SHORTHORN PRESENTED BY MESSRS SILCOCK & SONS LTD. 1926 and a further inscription verso ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY ANNUAL SPRING SHOW FOR BEST DAIRY SHORTHORN., and further engraved with various names and dates, with a copper-mounted ebonised wood base, all contained in a fitted mahogany finished case.

R. Silcock & Sons Ltd. was a cattle and poultry food manufacturers based in Liverpool, UK.

Source

RDS Treasures Collection

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Library & Archives

Format

Silver

Coverage

1925

Original Format

15 ct. Gold

Physical Dimensions

33 cm

Collection

RDS Art Collection

Citation

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. (London, UK), “The Silcock Challenge Cup,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 18, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3830.

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