Pitcher, Presentation
- Object Name:
- Pitcher, Presentation
- Object ID:
- 1944.011
- Place of Origin:
- Providence, RI
- Date:
- 1865
- Description:
- Presentation Pitcher. Silver. Urn-shaped body with tall spout, loop-shaped hollow handle, and round pedestal base. Beaded upper rim. Leaf-shaped thumb-rest on handle. Lots of engraved and punched decorations on sides of vessel, including geometric borders at top and bottom, and rope swags. Engraved under spout, in black and script lettering: "Presented / To / James Sedgley Esq. / A Token of Respect: / From / the Employees of the / N.R.R. / Concord,N.H. / Oct::28th.1865." Marks on bottom include: "125" incuse; left facing lion passant within a rectangle (part of the Gorham mark); anchor within a rectangle (part of the Gorham mark); "G" in a rectangle (part of the Gorham mark); and "COIN".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-11.1 W-7.3 D-5.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Pitcher presented to James Sedgley (1824-1892), master mechanic at Concord for the Northern Railroad, upon his departure from New Hampshire. Donor, Miss Nellie P. Sedgley (b. 1854, Concord NH), is his daughter.
The Northern Railroad was established c. 1847 and went between Concord, NH, and White River Junction, VT. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Nellie P. Sedgley
- People:
- Sedgley, James (1824-1892)
- Subjects:
- Railroad companies, Railroad employees, Railroad maintenance
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