Bowl, Presentation
- Object Name:
- Bowl, Presentation
- Object ID:
- 1991.004.49
- Creator:
- Reed & Barton -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Taunton, MA
- Date:
- 1968
- Description:
- Presentation Bowl. Silver-plated white metal. Plain bowl on round pedestal base. Engraved on exterior of bowl, in several typefaces: "Presented / To / RUEL COLBY / WITH THE WARM WISHES OF HIS MANY / FRIENDS IN THE N.H. SPORTS WRITING / & SPORTSCASTING FRATERNITY / MAY 29, 1968". Stamped on bottom of bowl in sans-serif letters, "REED & BARTON" and "1458". Adhesive sticker on bottom, printed in blue on silver, "Reed&Barton / THE WORLD'S FINEST SILVERPLATE".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-8 Dia-7.25 inches
- Provenance:
- The Sunset League was established in 1909 and was the first after-supper amateur baseball league in the U.S. Ruel Colby (1905-1977) was the sports editor of the Concord Monitor since 1928, and was considered the foremost sportswriter in New Hampshire.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Concord Sunset League
- Subjects:
- Bowls (Tableware), Sportswriters, Baseball, Sports
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