Squat oval bowl with shaped rim and fluted lower body above openworked band raised on four scrolling foliate-capped paw feet, with twin lion masks suspending loop handles to each side, one side engraved with coat-of-arms above the motto "Propositi Tenax," the other side with inscription reading "Presented to The Right Hon. Lord Barnby as a mark of high esteem and congratulation on the attainment of his 84th birthday. 27th January 1925. by Co-Directors, Staff, and Employees of C.F. Taylor & Co. Ltd., Lower Holme & Airedale Mills Shipley."