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Actions	Chavasse Cup Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberED.CS.2014.75 TitleChavasse Cup CreatorBrook & Son (Manufacturer)‎ DescriptionThe cup is bell shaped and heavily decorated with cherubs among vine leaves and grapes. It weighs 108 oz. A cast silver covered cup, after the design by Paul de Lamerie, it was made by Messrs Brook & Sons, Edinburgh and has the hallmark Edinburgh 1899. It was donated by Sir Thomas Chavasse. Sir Thomas Frederick Chavasse (1854-1913) was the sixth son of Thomas Chavasse FRCSEng of Birmingham. He started his study of medicine at Birmingham but in 1873 went to Edinburgh where he graduated MB CM in 1876 and MD in 1878. His first post was as House Surgeon to Professor Spence. When he returned home from studying in Berlin and Vienna, he was a candidate for one of two posts of assistant surgeon in Birmingham. He was one of two successful applicants but, as the holders of the posts had to be fellows of one of the Royal Colleges, an objection was lodged on the ground that as he was only 23 years of age he could not comply with the law. This objection was over-ruled when the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh suspended its by-law and elected him a Fellow in spite of his age. (There was no examination then.) Chavasse was appointed full surgeon in 1881 and was knighted in 1905. He died as a result of a riding accident. He never forgot the action of the College and in 1899 he wrote to Dr Heron Watson as follows: “I was looking today at my Diploma of Fellowship of your College and find it bears your honoured name as President and that the date is exactly 21 years ago. My indebtedness to the College is very great and I should like to celebrate my majority by a small gift to its funds”. He enclosed a cheque for fifty guineas. Council (5th February 1900) decided to use the money to purchase the Chavasse Cup from Messrs Brook & Sons, Goldsmiths to the Queen, of 87 George Street, Edinburgh. They supplied the following description of the original designer. “Paul de Lamarie dwelt at the Golden Bell in Windmill Street near the Haymarket. He first entered his name at Goldsmiths’ Hall on 5th February 1712”. He moved to Garrard Street Soho in 1739 and died in 1751. He was a celebrated silversmith greatly patronised by the nobility and gentry. It is not known when he was appointed Royal Goldsmith but his mark had always borne a crown over his initials from the date of his first entry at the Hall in 1712. Many specimens of his work are in the Goldsmiths’ Company in London. The original Cup of which this is a copy was probably made between 1740 and 1750. Production date 1899 Production periodNineteenth century, late Object nameChavasse Cup Object categoryCollege memorabilia MaterialSilver, Wood Dimensions Height: 38 cm Width: 23 cm

Object numberED.CS.2014.75

TitleChavasse Cup

CreatorBrook & Son (Manufacturer)‎

DescriptionThe cup is bell shaped and heavily decorated with cherubs among vine leaves and grapes. It weighs 108 oz. A cast silver covered cup, after the design by Paul de Lamerie, it was made by Messrs Brook & Sons, Edinburgh and has the hallmark Edinburgh 1899. It was donated by Sir Thomas Chavasse. Sir Thomas Frederick Chavasse (1854-1913) was the sixth son of Thomas Chavasse FRCSEng of Birmingham. He started his study of medicine at Birmingham but in 1873 went to Edinburgh where he graduated MB CM in 1876 and MD in 1878. His first post was as House Surgeon to Professor Spence. When he returned home from studying in Berlin and Vienna, he was a candidate for one of two posts of assistant surgeon in Birmingham. He was one of two successful applicants but, as the holders of the posts had to be fellows of one of the Royal Colleges, an objection was lodged on the ground that as he was only 23 years of age he could not comply with the law. This objection was over-ruled when the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh suspended its by-law and elected him a Fellow in spite of his age. (There was no examination then.) Chavasse was appointed full surgeon in 1881 and was knighted in 1905. He died as a result of a riding accident. He never forgot the action of the College and in 1899 he wrote to Dr Heron Watson as follows: “I was looking today at my Diploma of Fellowship of your College and find it bears your honoured name as President and that the date is exactly 21 years ago. My indebtedness to the College is very great and I should like to celebrate my majority by a small gift to its funds”. He enclosed a cheque for fifty guineas. Council (5th February 1900) decided to use the money to purchase the Chavasse Cup from Messrs Brook & Sons, Goldsmiths to the Queen, of 87 George Street, Edinburgh. They supplied the following description of the original designer. “Paul de Lamarie dwelt at the Golden Bell in Windmill Street near the Haymarket. He first entered his name at Goldsmiths’ Hall on 5th February 1712”. He moved to Garrard Street Soho in 1739 and died in 1751. He was a celebrated silversmith greatly patronised by the nobility and gentry. It is not known when he was appointed Royal Goldsmith but his mark had always borne a crown over his initials from the date of his first entry at the Hall in 1712. Many specimens of his work are in the Goldsmiths’ Company in London. The original Cup of which this is a copy was probably made between 1740 and 1750.

Production date 1899

Production periodNineteenth century, late

Object nameChavasse Cup

Object categoryCollege memorabilia

MaterialSilver, Wood

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