Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Loving cup
Object name
Loving cup
Date
1895
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. ( 26 x 23.5 x 18.7 cm )
Description
Wrought and cast silver loving cup; conical cup seated on a circular pedestal with inset bands of foliate decoration; joint covered by a repouss
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Townsend M. McAlpin
Object Number
1978.49
Marks
stamped: on the base: "TIFFANY & Co/ 10656 MAKERS 3385/ STERLING SILVER/ 925-1000/ T"
engraved: front of cup: "1870-October-1895/ Major genral Edwin A. McAlpin,/ from the officers of the / Seventh Regimant N.G.N.Y." in script
Gallery Label
The tradition of the silver (25th) Wedding Anniversary is at least three centuries old and may have originated in Germany. Edwin A. McAlpin (1848-1917) was presented this loving cup by the officers of the Seventh Regiment, New York, on the occassion of his twenty-fifth anniversary of service. As a teenager, McAlpin attempted to enlist in the Union army, but was discharged for being underage. He finally joined the Seventh Regiment, known as the "silk stocking" regiment, in 1869.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
