Worcester Cathedral Vinaigrette, 1845 by NM

A "castle top" vinaigrette with a very rare engraved scene depicting Worcester Cathedral. The box is attractively gilt all over with just minor wear along the edges. The interior retains it's original gilding and bears the clear hallmarks in typical Birmingham box fashion.

Worcester Cathedral commands a fine view close to the banks of  the River Severn and is one of the venues for the Three Choirs Festival. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin of Worcester. The cathedral was founded in the year 680 AD, although nothing remains of the original building. The existing crypt was built in the 10th Century and the current building dates from the 12th & 13th Centuries. The Cathedral has the distinction of containing the tomb of King John (reigned from 1199 to 1216) and Arthur Tudor (older brother to King Henry VIII). The memorial to the latter is known as Prince Arthur's Chantry and Worcester Cathedral was doubtless spared destruction by Henry VIII during the English Reformation because of his brother's Chantry in the cathedral. Another notable burial is that of Sir Stanley Baldwin (three times Prime Minister from 1923-24, 1922-29 and 1935-37).