Engineering:Cork republican silver
Cork republican silver refers to silverware produced in the Irish city of Cork during the Irish Civil War.[1][2] Only around 60-80 pieces are known to survive.[1]
During the civil war, in the summer of 1922, Cork was for a time held by anti-Treaty forces, until it was retaken by the pro-Treaty National Army.
Barry M. Egan, Managing Director of the family firm of silversmiths, William Egan & Sons,[2] and unable to send silver to Dublin for hallmarking, devised his own hallmark, depicting a two-masted, left-facing, ship with a single-towered castle to either side of it.[2][1][3] These were struck, using separate dies for the ship and the castle, to the right of the maker's mark, "WE".[2] Once silver could again be sent to Dublin, the dies were destroyed.[2]
Five pieces are displayed in Cork Public Museum.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Royal William Yard 2". Antiques Roadshow. Series 38. 19 October 2015. BBC. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 O'Tuama, Aodh (1984). "Cork republican silver". Irish Arts Review. pp. 52–53. http://archive.irishartsreview.com/irisartsrevi1984/pdf/1984/20491615.pdf.bannered.pdf. Retrieved 18 October 2015.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Moylan, Eileen (13 June 2011). "Cork Silver Part 2: Republican Silver". http://www.eileenmoylan.com/2011/06/cork-silver-part-2-republican-silver/. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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