Silver Rose Water Dish

This dish was presented to the Company in 1905 by Sir William J Crump JP.  He was Clerk from 1894 to 1905 and Master in 1908.  In 1900-01, he was the first Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington and was appointed High Sheriff of Middlesex in 1911.  A solicitor by profession, Sir William helped establish the Solicitors’ Company, of which he was Master in 1912.  The dish is decorated with a design of floral scrolls with panels of fruit, hares, dolphins and birds.  The centre shield is in gilt,  with the Company’s arms bordered by flowers, birds and fish.  The dish dates from 1904 and has a diameter of 48.7cm (19.0”).