Cup, Punch

Object Name:

Cup, Punch

Object ID:

1922.009.04.12

Creator:

Durgin, William B. CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1908

Description:

Punch Cup, one of a set of 24. Silver, with a gold wash on the interior of the cup. Cup has attached "D"-shaped handle, and round pedestal base. Decorated with a band of reeds above which are the words, "NEW HAMPSHIRE", in upper case block letters. The front of the cup has the state seal surrounded with a wreath of laurel leaves. The state seal includes a ship on rafters with workers in the foreground and a half sun in the background. The bottom of the cup is decorated with acanthus leaves; the bottom of the pedestal base is decorated with a band of reeding. Stamped on the bottom in upper case roman letters: "STERLING", incuse. Also stamped on the bottom is a script letter "D" within a crowned shield (for William B. Durgin Company).

Material:

Metal
Silver
Gold

Dimensions:

H-4.125 W-4 D-3 inches

Provenance:

The U.S.S. New Hampshire was built by the New York Shipbuilding Company and commissioned on March 19, 1908. There were 41 officers and 809 men on board. In 1907 the state legislature appropriated $6,000 for the design and manufacture of a silver service. The William B. Durgin Company of Concord, NH made the service and it was presented to the U.S.S. New Hampshire by Gov. Charles M. Floyd on August 8, 1908 at Portsmouth. The silver service consists of 72 pieces.

The U.S.S. New Hampshire was decommissioned in 1921 as a result of the Washington Naval Treaty and sold for scrap in November 1923.

Credit Line:

On Loan from the United States Navy Department

People:

Durgin, William B. (1833-1905), Floyd, Charles M. (1861-1923)

Subjects:

U.S.S. New Hampshire, Naval ships, Nationalism