T. Dillon and Sons

Ireland

Silver, Connemara marble

3 x 10 1/2 x 3 in.

Replica of the Galway Great Mace, the symbol of the office of mayor, mounted on a marble base.  The surface of the Mace is decorated with engraved and chased designs of foliage and scrollwork. The head shows the arms of Queen Anne and the badges of England, Scotland, Ireland and France.  A silver plaque on the bottom of the base is inscribed: "The Great Mace was made in Dublin to the order of one Edward Eyre in 1710 and presented by him as Mayor Galway, to the City of Galway in 1712 in compliance with ancient usage."

Presented to President Kennedy during his state visit to Ireland in June 1963 by the Galway Chamber of Commerce.