Cup, Presentation
- Object Name:
- Cup, Presentation
- Object ID:
- 1940.019.02
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company -- Silversmith; Shreve, Crump & Low -- Retailer
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1897-1898
- Description:
- Presentation Cup. Silver. Tapered cup body with two loop handles, on round pedestal base. Body decorated in repousse acanthus leaf motif at the bottom, vertical lines, and flowers at the rim. Handle decorations include grape cluster and leaves. Inscribed on one side of cup, "Charles H. Greenleaf / 1897.", in upper- and lower-case block lettering; and on other side in script and roman lettering, "From Fellow Members / OF THE / NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATE." Marks on bottom of vessel: "D" in script within crowned shield (for William B. Durgin Co.); "STERLING" in upper-case sans-serif lettering, incuse; "1712" incuse; "SHREVE,CRUMP / & LOW CO." in upper-case sans-serif lettering incuse; and scratched in script, "ME / S/E".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-8.8 W-10.2 Dia-5.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Charles H. Greenleaf (1841-1924), proprietor of Profile House, Franconia, NH, served in the New Hampshire State Senate in 1897 and 1898. It is part of a collection of paintings and objects donated by his wife, Mabelle F. Greenleaf (1873-1966).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mabelle Furst Greenleaf
- People:
- Greenleaf, Charles Henry (1841-1924), Greenleaf, Mabelle F. (1873-1966), Durgin, William B. (1833-1905)
- Subjects:
- Senators (N.H.)
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