A George III Royal presentation silver-gilt covered mug, by Thomas Heming, London 1781, baluster form, scroll handle, pull-off cover with a gadroon border and acorn finial, engraved with the Royal crest and inscribed to the rim of the cover and the underside of the base 'The Gift of Her Majesty Mrs. Louisa Cheveley, His Royal Highness Prince Alfred Born Sept. 22nd1780, died Aug.20th 1782', height 11.5cm, approx. weight 8.7oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Louisa Cheveley was a sub-governess to the Princesses of George III and Queen Charlotte, and was a nurse to Prince Ernest. Prince Alfred was the fourteenth child and 9th and youngest son of George III and Queen Charlotte. In 1782, Prince Alfred was inoculated against smallpox, which had a negative affect on his health. In June that year he was taken to Deal in Kent with his Governess Lady Charlotte Finch and nurse Mrs Louisa Cheveley to recover. He however continued to break out in spots and had problems with his chest. In early July, Lady Charlotte reported that Alfred was beginning to recover but, later that month, his condition deteriorated to the point that he was unable to walk. [In August, They returned to Windsor Castle as his condition worsened, and he died there on the 20th August.