Goblet, Presentation
- Object Name:
- Goblet, Presentation
- Object ID:
- 1944.010
- Date:
- circa 1865
- Description:
- Goblet. Silver. Small inverted bell-shaped cup, on round, hollow stem. Base shaped like small inverted bowl, with two bands of beading. Top of cup has rolled edge. Sides covered with four engraved texts, inscribed as follows: 1) in cross-hatched italic roman letters, "Capt: W. F. Goodwin.", below in script letters, "16th U.S. Infantry. / May 14th1864.", with all of the "th"s in raised letters with two lines and two commas underneath; 2) in script, "Retired on account [this line only in an arch]/ of disability resulting / 'from long and faithful / service, or some injury / incident there to.' / Feb.11th 1865.", with the same feature under the "th" as above; 3) in script, "Lieut. W. F.Goodwin / 16th U.S. Infantry / May 14th 1861. / Born Sept. 27, 1823. / Died Mar. 12, 1872.", with two dots under each "th"; and 4) in script, "Capt By Brevet. [this line in an arch] / 'for gallant and meri- / -torious services at the / Battle of Chickamauga / Georgia,' Sept20. / 1863." Cup and stem soldered together; stamped mark at base of cup, as seen from looking at it through the stem, "I8", roman, within a circular mark. Scratched number on underside of base, "2/10".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-4.75 Dia-2.6 inches
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