Three pewter Wadham College Oxford 'Fours' rowing trophies. Comprising: a pair of 'First Prize' double-handled tankards for 1876 and 1877, complete w

Three pewter Wadham College Oxford 'Fours' rowing trophies. Comprising: a pair of 'First Prize' double-handled tankards for 1876 and 1877, complete with the names of the crews and coxswain and bearing the college crest, glass bases (one cracked), height 14.5 cm., 5 3/4in., the other a single handled lidded tankard 'Scratch Fours' trophy for 1879, also with a glass base, height 16cm., 6 1/4in., all three manufactured by James Dixon & Sons and retailed by Rowell of Oxford. The name of Charles J.Rae (Coxswain) is common to all three trophies and he was almost certainly the recipient. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1858.