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SUPPLEMENT. 



A Description of some Plate and other 

 Articles of Interest in the Company's 

 possession. 



The ''Cocoa-nut" Cup. — Bequeathed in 1627 

 by Robert Labourne, Master of the Company in 

 1 6 1 5. This is a covered Cup, enclosed by three ver- 

 tical bands and supported by a baluster stem ; the 

 mountings are of silver gilt, richly chased. The 

 sides of the cocoa-nut are beautifully carved in 

 three tableaux, representing the Annunciation, the 

 Adoration of the Magi, and the Nativity. Prob- 

 ably belonging to the latter part of the fifteenth, or 

 the early part of the sixteenth century, -a period 

 which was rich in such specimens. Height 12 

 inches. Plate I. 



The ''Rich" Cup. — This is a very elegant, two- 

 handled, covered porringer-shaped Cup, presented 

 to the Company in 1681, by Alderman Sir Peter 

 Rich (Master of the Company in 1678 and 1680). 

 Height, 8| inches ; diameter, 7I inches ; original 

 weight, 35 oz. 5 dwts. It is inscribed " The gift 

 of Peter Rich Esquire^' and is beautifully decorated 

 in repousse work with acanthus leaves round the 

 Cup and on the cover, the handle to which is 

 formed by eight acanthus leaves erect. Hall 

 mark, 1681. Plate HI., fig. 4. 



