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The Gothic designs of  the Middle Ages regained popularity in the late 18th century and 19th after the  long preference for design from the Classical sources of ancient Greece and  Rome. One of the major proponents of the Gothic style was the architect and  designer A.W.N. Pugin (1812-1852), who insisted it was the only style fit for  a Christian country.\r\n\r\n\tPeople\r\n\tThe cup forms part of a service of plate presented to the parish church of  Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, in 1831 by its vicar, the Reverend Lord Augustus  Fitz-Clarence (1805-1854). Lord Augustus, the illegitimate fifth son of  William, Duke of Clarence (who reigned as William IV, 1830-1837), by Mrs  Dora Jordan, a well-known actress, was appointed to the living under the  patronage of the Crown in 1829.\r\n\r\n\tEdward Barnard & Sons, who made this set of church silver, were the  successors to a major silversmithing firm established in London around 1689  by Anthony Nelme (active 1672-1722).\r\n ","physicalDescription":"Silver-gilt communion cup with applied Gothic arcading on the cup, supported on a baluster stem with trumpet-shaped foot. 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