Cup
- Object Name:
- Cup
- Object ID:
- 1966.032
- Date:
- 1840-1865
- Description:
- Cup. Pewter. Cylindrical beaker with sides tapering slightly from simply molded lip to molded base. S-scroll handle with rounded cross-section and spur-like thumbgrip. Incised inscription on bottom: "Lank / F.W. Knowles / Lieut. J A Modica / 11. N.H. Vol". Accompanying label, now in accession file, reads: "[Cu]p from / Fort Sanders / Knoxville, Tenn."
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-2.875 Dia-3 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to donor's grandfather (who remains unidentified). Joseph A. Modica (c.1840- ) served with the 11th N.H. Volunteers, and was the son of an Italian immigrant who resided in Henniker, NH. F. W. Knowles remains unidentified.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth Davis
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