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The Doncaster Shield

J S Hunt, 1865

Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, Doncaster

This is the cup for 1865 and was won by Ackworth, owned by 4th Marquis of Hastings.. Only one or two were made in form of a shield. The circular relief in the centre depicts the meeting of Bolingbroke and the Earls of Westmorland and Northumberland at Doncaster in 1339.

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Title of artwork, date

The Doncaster Shield, 1865

Date supported

1979

Medium and material

Silver, parcel-gilt

Dimensions

84 cm

Grant

1000

Total cost

5280

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