| Description | Silver rose bowl, with handles, engraved 'In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Geological Society of London. Presented by W P D Stebbing, JP, a Senior Fellow of the Society 13 November 1957. Hallmarks indicate that the bowl was made by James Dixon and Sons of Sheffield and stamped in ?1908.
Also resin insert, designed to hold rose stems. |
| Administrative History | At the Council Meeting of 8 January 1958, W P D Stebbing offered a 'piece of plate' to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Society's foundation. He had previously donated £50 towards the cost of the celebration (see Council Meeting, 30 Oct 1957).
At the Council Meeting of 25 June 1958, the bowl was presented. Stebbing later bequeated the sum of £100 to the Society (see Council Meeting 11 October 1961).
According to staff, the bowl used to be brought out on Presidents' Day.
William Pinckard Delane Stebbing was born in 1873, and elected a Fellow on 20 February 1894. |