A Sheffield Volunteers rummer circa 1794-1802

the ovoid bowl inscribed SUCCESS TO THE LOYAL INDEPENDENT SHEFFIELD VOLUNTEERS  within a pair of tied leaf fronds, above a collar and short stem over a solid conical foot

The Loyal Sheffield Volunteers was raised as an artillery company in April 1794 to respond to the declaration of war against Britain by France. One of the many independent volunteer forces, it lasted only as long as the immediate crisis and was disbanded in 1802. It was commanded by Captain James Shemeld (see Major F.W.Hardwick, Sheffield 1911, History of the Sheffield Artillery Volunteers).