1905 SHEFFIELD STERLING SILVER GEORGE WASHINGTON HERALDIC CREST ON ENGLISH TRAY

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BEAUTIFUL STERLING SILVER 4 CLAW FOOTED
PRESENTATION SERVING TRAY
BEARING THE COAT OF ARMS OF
AMERICAN
GENERAL
GEORGE
WASHINGTON
PRESENTED TO
BRITISH
LAND REGISTRY DIRECTOR OF SURVEYS
COLONEL F.P.
WASHINGTON
UPON HIS RETIREMENT IN 1908
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THE USAGE OF THE  COAT OF ARMS OF THE FAMILY WASHINGTON
DATES BACK TO 12th CENTURY ENGLAND.
THE ARMS EMBLAZONED UPON THIS MAGNIFICENT TRAY ARE THOSE USED BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON, FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS IS CONFIRMED BY INCLUSION OF HIS OWN MOTTO, "EXITAS ACTA PROBAT", "THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS". THE FLORAL CARTOUCHE SURROUNDING THE ARMS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE ARMORIAL BORDER FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON'S PERSONAL BOOKPLATE DESIGN AS WELL.
THE BACK BEARS AND ENGRAVED 7-LINE INSCRIPTION, "LAND REGISTRY / PRESENTED TO / COL F.P. WASHINGTON. / (LATE R.E.) / DIRECTOR OF SURVEYS / UPON HIS RETIREMENT. / 1898 - 1908"
ENGLISH STERLING HALLMARKS BENEATH CARTOUCHE
F. P. WASHINGTON
IS MENTIONED IN
THE UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE,
1868, AS HAVING HAD A TEMPORARY COMMISSION IN THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS AS A LIEUTENANT, HAVING BEEN MADE PERMANENT IN 1865.
IN
THE HANDBOOK OF JAMAICA
, 1893,
F.P. WASHINGTON
IS AGAIN MENTIONED AS A LIEUTENANT OF ENGINEERS BEING STATIONED ON THE ISLAND OF SAINT HELENA, AND LATER AGAIN IN THE SAME PUBLICATION LATER DATE, AS MAJOR F.P. WASHINGTON, ROYAL ENGINEERS, WEST INDIA REGIMENT, C.B.E.'s QUARTERS. UP-PARK CAMP.
WHETHER COL. F.P. WASHINGTON WAS A NOT TOO DISTANT BRITISH RELATION TO GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON (OF WHICH THERE WERE QUITE A FEW), OR A MORE DISTANT COUSIN, THIS REMAINS UNKNOWN, BUT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME AFFINITY FOR USE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S ARMS AND MOTTO ON THIS TRAY, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE BRITISH AVERSION TO THE MISAPPROPRIATED USE OF ARMORIAL BEARINGS...IT SIMPLY JUST ISN'T DONE.
14 6/8" IN DIAMETER
WEIGHTS 1319 GRAMS STERLING SILVER
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