Collection Highlights

Study for "Carmen Jones"
1944
2001.104
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Artist/Maker: Jon Corbino

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Goblet

Goblet
Object name 
Goblet
Date 
1873/74
Related People 
Retailer: Elkington & Co.
Medium 
Silver
Dimensions 
Overall: 7 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 8.3 cm )
Description 
Cast silver goblet; urn shaped body on a circular, trumpet pedestal foot with beaded rings applied to the center of the stem and around the foot; engraved on the front center, "Robert Townsend Lawrence/ FROM HIS GODFATHER/ Lowry Mann/ October, 1871." in gothic script and roman letters; makers' marks stamped to the left of the engraving and engraved on the base.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mr. Townsend Lawrence
Object Number 
INV.14166
Marks 
engraved: front center: "Robert Townsend Lawrence/ FROM HIS GODFATHER/ Lowry Mann/ October, 1871." in gothic script and roman letters engraved: on the base: "ELKINGTON & Co --- LIVERPOOL" in roman letters stamped: left of the engraving: "F E" in conjoined ovals, a lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, leopard's head in a shield, gothic "S" in a shield, the queen's head in an oval.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.