Pitcher, Presentation
- Object Name:
- Pitcher, Presentation
- Object ID:
- 1882.003.02
- Creator:
- Jones, Ball & Poor -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1846-1852
- Description:
- Presentation Pitcher. Silver. Vase-shaped body with tall neck, broad spout, attached two-piece handle, and pedestal base. Decorated in floral and scroll repousse work including roses, grape leaves, and other floral elements. Acanthus leaf trim along edge of spout, and top and bottom of base. Hollow handle in shape of stems, leaves ,and flowers. Three panels on pitcher front are engraved: upper panel is in block and script letting, "DANIEL WEBSTER / to / Peter Harvey / Oct. 23d 1852."; lower left panel in script and block lettering, "Presented to the / HISTORICAL SOCIETY / OF / NEW HAMPSHIRE"; lower right panel in script and block lettering, "by / MRS. PETER HARVEY. / BOSTON. APRIL.24,1882." Stamped on bottom of body in Roman letters, each within a plain rectangle: "JONES,BALL & POOR", "PURE COIN", and "BOSTON".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-17.25 W-9.9 D-7.9 inches
- Provenance:
- A posthumous gift of Daniel Webster to his friend and biographer Peter Harvey (1810-1874). Given to the New Hampshire Historical society by Peter Harvey's widow, Elizabeth French Coolidge Harvey.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth F. Harvey
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