~ Boer War Lord Roberts VC Commemorative Plate ~
The plate has moulded shell edges with gilt decoration.
In the centre of the plate is a colour transfer print of a portrait of Lord Roberts with his name written below. There are no manufacturers marks.
~ Dimensions ~
The plate has a diameter of 9 ½ inches (24cm) and weighs 500g.
~ Condition ~
The overall condition of the plate is very good with no chips and minimal wear to the gilt and print.
There is some crazing to the glaze and a couple of stress line cracks to the 3 and 11 o’clock positions. The plate still displays well.
~ Field Marshall Frederick Sleigh Roberts ~
Field Marshall Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, KStJ, VD, PC (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British soldier who was one of the most successful commanders of the 19th century. He served in the Indian Rebellion, the Expedition to Abyssinia and the Second Anglo-Afghan war before leading British Forces to success in the Second Boer War. He also became the last Commander-in-Chief of the Forces before the post was abolished in 1904.
Roberts won the Victoria Cross in the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859).
After his death in 1914 he was to lie in state in Westminster Hall (one of two non-Royals to do so during the 20th century, the other being Sir Winston Churchill). He was given a state funeral and was then buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral.