Edwardian Period 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers Silver Plated Half Pint Tankard by Mappin & Webb c1905

Here on offer is an Edwardian period, 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, silver plated half pint tankard by the famous English maker’s, Mappin & Webb.

The first Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers was created in 1881 and disbanded in 1922. It was stationed as follows:

1879 Ceylon, 1885 Alexandria, 1886 Mullingar, 1887 The Curragh, 1890 Newry,
1893 Sheffield, 1895 Gosport, 1897 Aldershot, 1899 The Curragh,
1899-1902 South Africa, 1902 Malta, 1905 Alexandria, 1907 Khartoum, 1908 Cairo, 1909 Ahmednagar (India), 1913 Fort St. George, Madras,
1914 Torquay, Devon, 1915 Nuneaton & Kenilworth, 1915 Gallipoli
1916-1918 Western Front, 1918 Cologne, 1919 Ponteland, Northumberland
1920 Bordon, Hampshire. The battalion was disbanded in 1922.

It is not possible to accurately date this tankard, but it could have seen service in the Boer War or the later middle East and Indian campaigns.

The front of the tankard as been professionally engraved with the regiments crest and motto, along with a King’s crown above it.

It also has what I assume is the owners initials “S M” below it.

The crest shows some signs of cleaning wear to the centre flaming orb, and the top rim has some dings and is very slightly out of shape.

Around the top outer edge it has been stamped with an Edwardian period verification stamp that signifies that the measure has been inspected by an official Weights & Measures Inspector and found to be of the correct capacity.

The stamp mark consists of a crown, the monarch’s initials (ie VR, ER or GR) and a number, which signifies the location. Measures were often inspected several times during their lifetime and thus can carry several verification marks. Sometimes at subsequent inspections the inspector merely stamped a two-digit number signifying the year of re-inspection.

Below the stamp it is stamped with the capacity, being:

HALF PINT

On the base it has the early maker’s mark and name for MAPPIN & WEBB, along with a style reference number W8713.

The tankard measures 3.6” (9cm) high and is 2.9” (7.5cm) diameter at the top.

It weighs 267g.

Please see my pictures for the details of the condition, which complement this description.

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