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'Worcester' v 'Conway' boat race trophy
'Worcester' v 'Conway' boat race trophy.
Silver two-handled cup standing on a square wooden plinth. The cup is of shallow bowl shape, with inscriptions on each side rallying the 'Worcester' and 'Conway' crews respectively. It is set on a knopped stem with a round foot, which is mounted on a square silver base. This stands on a cube of ebonized mahogany with a silver plaque on both sides recording 'Worcester' as the winner every year between 1929 and 1939, and again in 1959.
One side of the cup is inscribed: 'Pull, Worcester, pull, until the truth be seen Whether the Thames or Mersey be the queen'; the other side has: 'Come, brother Conways, come and lift your boat A length ahead of anything afloat'.
The silver plaque on one side of the base is inscribed: 'Worcester-Conway Boat-race. This Cup was won by the Worcester 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1959'. The other side is headed 'Conway-Worcester Boat race. This cup was won by the Conway'. No dates appear below this.
Silver two-handled cup standing on a square wooden plinth. The cup is of shallow bowl shape, with inscriptions on each side rallying the 'Worcester' and 'Conway' crews respectively. It is set on a knopped stem with a round foot, which is mounted on a square silver base. This stands on a cube of ebonized mahogany with a silver plaque on both sides recording 'Worcester' as the winner every year between 1929 and 1939, and again in 1959.
One side of the cup is inscribed: 'Pull, Worcester, pull, until the truth be seen Whether the Thames or Mersey be the queen'; the other side has: 'Come, brother Conways, come and lift your boat A length ahead of anything afloat'.
The silver plaque on one side of the base is inscribed: 'Worcester-Conway Boat-race. This Cup was won by the Worcester 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1959'. The other side is headed 'Conway-Worcester Boat race. This cup was won by the Conway'. No dates appear below this.
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Object Details
| ID: | PLT0261 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Cup |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | W. N. Ltd; W. Neale & Sons Ltd |
| Events: | Worcester v Conway Boat Race, 1897 |
| Vessels: | Conway (1861); Worcester (1860) |
| Date made: | 1926; 1926-1927 1926-27 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 345 mm x 270 mm x 180 mm |
| Parts: | 'Worcester' v 'Conway' boat race trophy |