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This glass coaters is part of a selection of items donated to the Museum by the Landscape Institute. This item comes from one of four boxes, donated on behalf of the Landscape Institute. This box contained a medal, a glass coaster, an Institute of Landscape Architects stamp, and a fly fishing kit.This coater is circular, with a glass base and silver embossed top. It is inscribed around its top with the Latin words 'EGOSUM . HILDENSEMENSIS'. On its base is a sticker featuring a lion in its centre surrounded by German text.

1 coaster; Glass, metal: Good condition.

Email, N. Fulford to Ollie Douglas, 13 August 2014 - 'Hi Ollie, // The three boxes and those items on top include items from: // The Geoffrey Jellicoe collection AR JEL - this includes the large set slide in bubble wrap and a painting of Jellicoe by Michael Tree which I'll add to the collection before I go. // The Michael Brown collection AR BRO (not on Adlib yet) // Hal Moggridge is a past President of the LI and is still working with his practice Colvin & Moggridge. He is also a Friend of the LI archive and recently deposited the Brenda Colvin archive. // The glass coaster with Latin writing has not been identified by anyone yet for its significance/relevance. // Annabel Downs, former Archivist for the LI and a landscape architect herself has checked through all this material and it's her notes on the outside with the boxes - her email address if you'd like to get in touch is [...]. // Sheila Harvey is the former Librarian for the LI and was involved in obtaining some or all of this material. She has not had a look at these items but would be happy to help (I've checked about the coaster) with provenance etc. [...]', Miscellaneous note - 'Blue box // 1: Medal // Believed to be medal for President of the Institute of Landscape Architects // (now LI) // 2: Glass Coaster // 3: Institute of Landscape Architects stamp - Rymans // 4: Fly fishing kit in brown wallet - Peter Shepheard - Ref, AR SHE'

Germany

Metal, Glass