A George II silver tankard, Henry Brind, London, 1744

the otherwise plain baluster body later inscribed below the lip, domed hinged cover; together with a George II silver mug, plain tapering cylindrical, the underside engraved with a later inscription, Richard Bayley, London, 1728

Garrard & Company Ltd., The Marchioness of Crewe, Travelling Plate at West Horsley, 20 December 1950, p.1.

Garrard & Company Ltd., The Marchioness of Crewe, Inventory of Plate at 50 Charles Street, 20 December 1950, p.2.

the tankard, marked on underside, lid and handle, marks mostly good although some not very well struck, condition of the tankard is good; the mug, marks on underside good, the overall condition good but body has a refreshed surface
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The inscription on the tankard reads: 'Richard George Archibald Crewe-Milnes, from his Grandfather and Godfather April 8. 1911.'

The inscription on the mug reads: 'Richard George Archibald John Lucian Hungerford from his Godmother, Edith Wolverton. 8^th. April 1911.'

Lord Richard George Archibald John Lucian Hungerford Crew-Milnes, styled the Earl of Madeley, was born on 7 February 1911, the son and heir apparent of Sir Robert Offley Ashbuton Crewe-Milnes (1858-1945), 1^st and last Marquess of Crewe, by his second wife, Lady Margaret Etrenne Hannah (1881-1967), daughter of Archibald, 5^th Earl of Rosebery. He was baptised on 8 April 1911 in the Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace, when King George V was one of the sponsors. His other sponsors were Lord Rosebery, whose christening gift was the present tankard, Lord Derby, Lady Londonderry and Lady Edith Wolverton. A report of the occasion was published in The Times, London, 10 April 1911, p. 8b. Lord Madeley died following two operations in April 1922.