
Ellis Finch
Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
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Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
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The inside of the lid is engraved 'SEFTON from F. Johnstone, 17th July 1866'. Given this date, it seems very likely that the tankard was given to William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton, as a present on his marriage to Cecil Emily Jolliffe on 18th July 1866.