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The '''Venus Rosewater Dish''' is awarded to the ladies singles champion at the [[Wimbledon Championships]]. It is an 18.75in silver [[salver]] (or dish) made in 1864 by [[Mister|Messrs]]. Elkington and Co. Ltd. of Birmingham. The [[pewter]] original from the |
The '''Venus Rosewater Dish''' is awarded to the ladies singles champion at the [[Wimbledon Championships]]. It is an 18.75in silver [[salver]] (or dish) made in 1864 by [[Mister|Messrs]]. Elkington and Co. Ltd. of Birmingham. The [[pewter]] original from the 16th century resides in the [[Louvre]]. It is tradition for the winner to be awarded the [[trophy]] by the Duke and Duchess of Kent and then "take a lap" around the court showing the trophy to the crowd (and photographers). The winner does not actually keep the trophy, but since 1949 is given an 8in replica (along with the prize money).<ref name=WAPost>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/16/AR2007111601749.html |title=Venus Rosewater Dish |accessdate=2009-01-17 |author= |publisher=[[Washington Post]] |date=November 17, 2007}}</ref> |
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The decoration theme is not actually [[tennis]] or even [[sport]], but [[Mythology|mythological]]. In the middle is the figure of [[Sophrosyne]] (the personification of temperance and moderation) seated on a chest with a lamp in her right hand and a jug in her left. There are other attributes around her, such as a [[sickle]], [[trident|fork]] and [[caduceus]]. Around this center are four reserves each containing a classical god, together with elements. There are seven reserves around the plate inside the outer rim showing [[Minerva]] presiding over the seven Liberal Arts: [[Astrology]], [[Geometry]], [[Arithmetic]], [[Music]], [[Rhetoric]], [[Dialectic]] and [[Grammar]], each with the relevant attribute.<ref name=docs>{{cite web |url=http://www.docsports.com/wimbledon-trophy.html |title=Wimbledon Trophy - Find Out What The Winners Get |accessdate=2009-01-17 |author=Jason Shimberg |publisher=Doc's Sports Service |date=June 25, 2005}}</ref> |
The decoration theme is not actually [[tennis]] or even [[sport]], but [[Mythology|mythological]]. In the middle is the figure of [[Sophrosyne]] (the personification of temperance and moderation) seated on a chest with a lamp in her right hand and a jug in her left. There are other attributes around her, such as a [[sickle]], [[trident|fork]] and [[caduceus]]. Around this center are four reserves each containing a classical god, together with elements. There are seven reserves around the plate inside the outer rim showing [[Minerva]] presiding over the seven Liberal Arts: [[Astrology]], [[Geometry]], [[Arithmetic]], [[Music]], [[Rhetoric]], [[Dialectic]] and [[Grammar]], each with the relevant attribute.<ref name=docs>{{cite web |url=http://www.docsports.com/wimbledon-trophy.html |title=Wimbledon Trophy - Find Out What The Winners Get |accessdate=2009-01-17 |author=Jason Shimberg |publisher=Doc's Sports Service |date=June 25, 2005}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:27, 28 August 2010
The Venus Rosewater Dish is awarded to the ladies singles champion at the Wimbledon Championships. It is an 18.75in silver salver (or dish) made in 1864 by Messrs. Elkington and Co. Ltd. of Birmingham. The pewter original from the 16th century resides in the Louvre. It is tradition for the winner to be awarded the trophy by the Duke and Duchess of Kent and then "take a lap" around the court showing the trophy to the crowd (and photographers). The winner does not actually keep the trophy, but since 1949 is given an 8in replica (along with the prize money).[1]
The decoration theme is not actually tennis or even sport, but mythological. In the middle is the figure of Sophrosyne (the personification of temperance and moderation) seated on a chest with a lamp in her right hand and a jug in her left. There are other attributes around her, such as a sickle, fork and caduceus. Around this center are four reserves each containing a classical god, together with elements. There are seven reserves around the plate inside the outer rim showing Minerva presiding over the seven Liberal Arts: Astrology, Geometry, Arithmetic, Music, Rhetoric, Dialectic and Grammar, each with the relevant attribute.[2]
See also
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References
- ^ "Venus Rosewater Dish". Washington Post. November 17, 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ Jason Shimberg (June 25, 2005). "Wimbledon Trophy - Find Out What The Winners Get". Doc's Sports Service. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
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