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Luce Center
Goblet
Title
Goblet
Date
1873/74
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.
