Cup, Loving

Object Name:

Cup, Loving

Object ID:

1922.009.05

Creator:

Durgin, William B. Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1908

Description:

Loving cup. Silver with gold-washed interior. Large, deep cup with two applied loop handles on a round pedestal base. Reeded band above which in upper case Roman letters: "BATTLESHIP/NEW HAMPSHIRE", which is repeated on the other side as well. On one face of the cup is the New Hampshire state seal within a laurel wreath. On the opposite face is the Navy Department seal within a laurel wreath. Between the two seals are laurel swags with rosettes. The bottom of the cup is decorated with acanthus leaves done in repousse work. The pedestal base is slightly stepped and is edged at the bottom with reeded banding and laurel leaves. The handles are decorated in a floral motif with leaves at the bottom and top. Stamped on the bottom in upper case Roman letters:"STERLING" incuse; also stamped on the bottom is the script letter "D" within a crowned shield (for the William B. Durgin Company). Also stamped on the bottom is the volume: "14", upper case "P", and lower case letters "t s".

Material:

Metal
Silver
Gold

Dimensions:

H-16.2 W-14.5 D-9.125 inches

Provenance:

The U.S.S. New Hampshire was built by the New York Shipbuilding Company and commissioned on March 19, 1908. There were 41 officers and 809 men on board. In 1907 the state legislature appropriated $6,000 for the design and manufacture of a silver service. The William B. Durgin Company of Concord, NH made the service and it was presented to the U.S.S. New Hampshire by Gov. Charles M. Floyd on August 8, 1908 at Portsmouth. The silver service consists of 72 pieces.

The U.S.S. New Hampshire was decommissioned in 1921 as a result of the Washington Naval Treaty and sold for scrap in November 1923.

Credit Line:

On loan from the United States Navy

People:

Durgin, William B. (1833-1905), Floyd, Charles M. (1861-1923)

Subjects:

U.S.S. New Hampshire, Naval ships, Nationalism