EXTERNAL EVENTS
Set out below are a selection of current and forthcoming exhibitions and lectures that the Society believes may be of interest. Please note that the organisation of these events is independent of the Society.
UK Exhibitions and Events
The Queen’s College Dinner 21 September 2026
We are delighted to announce that the annual Oxford Silver Dinner returns this autumn to The Queen’s College. Founded in 1341 as the ‘Hall of the Queen’s scholars of Oxford’ by Robert de Eglesfield, chaplain to the then queen consort Philippa of Hainault, Queen’s has an exceptional collection of historic plate, and the College has very generously agreed to give us access to all of their most important and historic pieces. Highlights include the extraordinary drinking horn presented by the founder in 1341, sixteenth-century coconut and ostrich egg cups, a Jacobean steeple cup, 1630s chapel plate that escaped the destruction of the Civil War, a late seventeenth-century silver trumpet (see below) and altar candlesticks by Paul de Lamerie. These, and much more, will be available to view and handle, followed by drinks and dinner in the magnificent Baroque Hall.
The dinner is open to everyone (not just Society Members), so please bring your friends! However, numbers are limited to 50 people, so sign up early to avoid disappointment.
The cost is £65 per person, payable by cheque (made out to Matthew Winterbottom).
To register and pay, please download and post the form here.
Bank transfer is also possible: for details please e-mail Matthew at matthew.winterbottom@ashmus.ox.ac.uk