The cup presented to Mr. Wilkes by the city of London in 1772, Robert Dighton, 1774

An ornate two-handled cup with a lid. It is decorated in relief with the city arms and with a scene representing the assassination of julius caesar under which is inscribed: "may every tyrant feel the keen deep searchings of a patriots steel. Churchill. " the maker's name is round the base of the cup: "morson & stephenson fee. Ludgate hill. " in the background are the arms used by wilkes but without the motto ('arcui meo non confido'), cf. Bmsat 5245. 1 november 1774 etching. Date: 1774. Dimensions: Height: 167 mm; Width: 110 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: John Wilkes. Collection: British Museum. The cup presented to Mr. Wilkes by the city of London in 1772 (BM 1868,0808.4486)