Cup
- Object Name:
- Cup
- Object ID:
- 1955.168
- Creator:
- Lindner, George
- Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- circa 1854
- Description:
- Cup, referred to in accession record as a "Christening Cup." Silver. Footed cup with flaring rim on round pedestal base. Band of beading on footed bottom and on outside of rim. Handle is hollow and scroll-shaped. Decoration is hammered or stamped, covers sides of cup, and consists of flowers and leaves. Cartouche, opposite handle, is engraved in center with name "Walter" in script. Three hallmarks on bottom include right-facing eagle within circular mark, left-facing woman's head within oval mark, and letter "L" within a diamond.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-4.2 W-43.8 D-2.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Given in memory of the donor's aunt, Ellen Cuthbert Roberts (1855-1935) of Philadelphia, PA, and Hopkinton, NH, who, according to typed statement from donor, "cared for them during her long life and then left them to me." "Walter", engraved on this christening cup, was Walter Chase Roberts (1854-1864) of Philadelphia, older brother of Ellen Cuthbert Roberts.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Alice Roberts Turner, in memory of Ellen Cuthbert Roberts
- People:
- Roberts, Walter Chase (1854-1864), Roberts, Ellen Cuthbert (1855-1935), Turner, Alice Roberts (1888-c. 1956)
- Subjects:
- Christenings, Silver
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