Comprising a jug or pitcher, and a pair of beakers. Each of tapering cylindrical form with incised lines to resemble staves and applied bands to resemble rivetted coopered bands. The jug engraved with a presentation inscription reading “S.R.I.A. The Empress Plate Second Stage, Presented by H.E. The Marquis of Ripon K.G. G.M.S.I. Governor General of Indian won by Pte J. L. Whitty G.I.P.R. Volunteers with 82 Marks Bangalore 21st September 1880. Gilt interiors. Each marked underneath P. ORR & SONS MADRAS encameo. Housed in original fitted oak case of elongated octagonal form with a inset brass plaque, vacant, the interior branded for Orr. Jug height -19.3 cm / 7.6 inches Beaker height - 9.8 cm / 3.9 inches Weight – 963 grams / 30.96 oztNotes:Sergeant John Lacey Whitty was awarded the Volunteer Force Long Service Medal under Indian Army Orders of 27 November 1896. Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company Volunteer Corps. His medal was sold Noonan’s 11 July 2024, lot 595 (part-lot). The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company (G.I.P.R) was incorporated on 1 August 1849 by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company Act 1849. Southern India Rifle Association (S.I.R.A) first met in 1867. George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827-1909) was Viceroy of India, 1880–1884.