Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chalice
Object name
Chalice
Date
ca. 1680
Medium
Silver, gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 9 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. ( 25.1 x 12.1 cm )
Description
Wrought silver Charles II chalice; deep circular cup, flared at the lip and curved under at the base; circular stem with a central knop, flared to a circular, stepped and molded foot; gilt interior; engraved, inside the foot, "To Frank K. Sturgis. In grateful appreciation of long and valued services to the Stock Exchange */ From some of his friends on the "Floor"" in script; maker's marks stamped below the rim.
Credit Line
Bequest of Frank Knight Sturgis
Object Number
1932.105
Marks
engraved: inside the foot: "To Frank K. Sturgis. In grateful appreciation of long and valued services to the Stock Exchange */ From some of his friends on the "Floor"" in script
stamped: below the rim: "I[?]" crowned in a shield, crowned leopard's head, lion passant in a rectangle, "F" or "g" partial in a shield
Gallery Label
This chalice was given to Frank Knight Sturgis on the occasion of his retirement from the stock exchange in 1914.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
