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Reference: S11294
Period: Edward VII
Year: 1908
Silversmith: James Fenton
Place: Birmingham
Price: $ 200.00
Weight: 48 grams
Dimensions: 13.3 cm
Condition: Excellent, perfectly preserved in original box. Box also good condition, full working order
Description: An antique sterling silver ceremonial key, presented to the Lord Bishop of Carlisle on the opening of the Grasslot Mission Room, Maryport in 1908. The key is the traditional shape, with 2 shields (one engraved, the reverse blank) surrounded by scrolls, and a ribbed stem. The key is engraved "Presented to the Lord Bishop on opening Grasslot Mission Room 1908". The key is good quality, a pleasing weight, and has been perfectly preserved in it's original box. The box reads "J.W. Johnston & Son Carlisle", the box is also good quality with velvet and silk interior. JW Johnston were leading jewellers and cloackmakers in Carlisle, an advert shows they had been in business over 49 years. John William Diggle was Bishop of Carlisle between 1905 and 1920, so we assume the key was presented to him (Maryport is a short distance from Carlisle and falls within its area). The hallmarks are clear. James Fenton of Birmingham worked between 1854 and 1956. The Grasslot Mission Chapel was built in 1908, and was sold by the Baptists to the Primitive Methodists for GBP 325 in 1913. It was closed in 1980, and is now a private residence (see photograph) - source www.myprimitivemethodists.co.uk.
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Antique Silver Ceremonial Key - John Diggle, Lord Bishop of Carlisle, Grasslot Mission Room Maryport
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Presented to lord Bishop on opening Grasslot Mission Room 1908
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Sterling silver key unengraved shield
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J.W. Johnston & Son Carlisle
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James Fenton Birmingham 1908 silver hallmarks
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John Diggle, Lord Bishop of Carlisle, Grasslot Mission Room Maryport silver key
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John Diggle, Lord Bishop of Carlisle
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