Cup, Presentation
- Object Name:
- Cup, Presentation
- Object ID:
- 1946.010.04
- Creator:
- Gorham Manufacturing Company
- Place of Origin:
- Providence, RI
- Date:
- circa 1867
- Description:
- Presentation Cup. Made by the Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, RI; 1867-1871. Silver. Cylindrical body with tapered sides and applied, curved, reticulated handle. Beaded band around curved rim on top edge. Short curved foot around bottom edge. Band border with repousse work of flowers and leaves on a machined, stippled background surrounding panel, inscribed: "JOHN / WEARE / NOYES / from his Uncle / J. B. B." engraved on vertical oval cartouche on front. Maker's hallmarks stamped on bottom: right facing lion passant in a box with canted corners, anchor within a vertical rectangle, and Old English script letter "G" within a box with canted corners. Beneath the hallmark the number "74" is stamped incuse, with three parallel lines scratched beneath.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-3.5 W-4.25 D-3 inches
- Provenance:
- Mug presented to John Weare Noyes Jr. (1867-1871) of Chester, NH, by his uncle, John Bell Bouton (1830-1902), of New York. John Weare Noyes Jr. was the brother of the donor, Mary Bell Noyes (1858-1945).
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Mary B. Noyes
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