Vase shaped, on waisted spreading foot, with lion's mask handles, the cover with wheat-sheaf and coronet crest finial, with trailing vine and acanthus banding, chased with a coat-of-arms, the side and cover engraved with inscriptions, the foot with later inscription, the interior with rim riveted to the body to take a wine cooler liner, marked on side, cover rim and finial
16¹⁄₄ in. (41.2 cm.) high
102 oz. 14 dwt. (3,195 gr.) gross
The arms are those of the City of Chester.

The inscriptions read; ‘Chester Races / Rd. Massey Esq., H. E. Boates Esq. – STEWARDS / 1817’ on the side; ‘CHESTER CUP WON BY ‘HOOTON’ (BY ‘SIR OLIVER’) 4 YEARS OLD’ on the cover; the later inscription on the foot rim ‘GIVEN BY CHARLES REYNOLDS WILLIAMS ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS WEDDING DAY 31ST DECEMBER 1896 TO HIS SON ROMER’.

Won by Sir Thomas Stanley's 4 year old brown colt Hooton, at The Gold Cup, Chester Races, on 7 May 1817.
Sir Thomas Stanley-Massey-Stanley, 9th Bt. (1782–1841) of Hooton, probably until 1849.
Given by Charles Reynolds Williams (1816-1905), of Dolmelynllyn Hall, Dolgellau, co. Meirionnydd on the occasion of his Golden Wedding anniversay to his son,
Romer Williams (1850-1942), of Newnham Hall, Daventry, co. Northampton, then by descent.

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