'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.

Object Details

ID: PLT0261
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
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