Five Flower Beakers, 1933 [Si182]
London, 1933; makers mark: AC (Alwyn Carr), designed by Reginald Gleadowe
Silver: the four large vases each: H. 27.2 cm, W. 14.7 cm, 3935 g (total); the small vase: H. 22.5 cm, W. 12.2 cm, 631 g
Each inscribed around the rim: A.D.M.G IN MEMORIAM T.E. HELLYER D.D. MATER EIVS MDCCCCXXXIII [For the greater glory of God in memory of T.E. Hellyer, the gift of his mother, 1933]
Given in memory of Tom Edgecombe Hellyer (K, 1912-17), Squadron-Leader in the Royal Fleet Auxillary, who died in India on 8th September 1932. The vases were originally intended to go on the altar in Chapel.
The designer, Reginald Gleadowe (1888–1944), was Drawing Master at Winchester from 1923 to 1939.
Exhibited: ‘Exhibition of Modern Silverwork’, Goldsmiths’ Hall, July 1938 (two large vases and the small vase)
Literature: Exhibition of Modern Silverwork (London, 1938), pp. 36-37
Provenance: Given by Mrs Hellyer, 1933
