with a slip glaze, and inscribed below a cartouche with 'Sir R.W. Carden MP for Barum 1880' and two further panels inscribed 'Queen God Country' and 'Long Life to our Senior Member',
22.5cm high
Footnote:
Sir Robert Walter Carden, 1st Baronet (1801-1888) was a British banker and Conservative politician.
Carden was the son of James Carden and his wife Mary (née Walter), who was a daughter of John Walter, founder of The Times newspaper. In 1816, he took a commission in the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot. Later a successful banker, he was knighted in 1851. He was Sheriff of London in 1850 and was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1857. He was elected to the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Gloucester in 1857, a seat he held until 1859. Carden was out of parliament for more than twenty years, but returned in 1880 when he was elected member of parliament for Barnstaple, which he remained until 1885.
Condition Report:
Small piece of restoration to the rim.
































