No. 67. - Silver Cup given by Charles II. to the Barber-Surgeons' Company, 1850. Item from an exhibition of mediaeval and ancient art, in London: '...cup of silver gilt, given by Henry VIII. to the Barber Surgeons' Company, in 1540. It is richly embossed with ornaments, in the style of Holbein, among which occur the rose, fleur-de-lis, and portcullis. Four lions' masks are on the bowl, from which hang bells; and in the interior are the arms of the company, &c'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

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