2-798-749 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Hesketh Fleetwood Testimonial, 1845. Decorative cup designed by Jones and Fryer of Cornhill, London, presented to British landowner and politician Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, acknowledging '...the high estimation in which he is held in the neighbourhood of Rossall, where Sir Hesketh and his family have long resided...It consists of a very splendid silver vase and cover, of 140 guineas value. It is of the Etruscan form, with a highly-finished medallion on the front, representing the figure of Victory awarding the wreath of laurel to the successful candidate for fame...above...are elegant wreaths of grape and vine leaves, with handsome intertwined oak handles, most skilfully executed. On the top of the cover is the wheatsheaf, Sir Hesketh's crest, and singularly emblematic of the corn district in which his admirers reside'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.