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A senior eights rowing trophy from Trinity College, Cambridge,…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
28-Nov-2017
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Description:
A senior eights rowing trophy from Trinity College, Cambridge, in the form of a three handled pewter tyg, 1901, inscribed with the Trinity College coat of arms and including J. M. Armitage (stroke), NOTE, Not only is the 'Cat and Buns' apparently connected with Edward III, but First Trinity's motto, Fama super aethera notus is also to be found on Great Court's Clock-Tower (also named King Edward's Tower), where it follows Edward III's name. It is a quote from Virgil's Roman masterpiece, the Aeneid, meaning 'famous above the heavens'.
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Category:
Unclassified