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Cup

(about 1839–1850)
about 1837
Object PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions9.5 x 11 x 7.2 cm (3 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Richard B. Peirce
Accession number1976.734
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
InscriptionsOn one panel: "Uncle John / to / A.G.S." and on another panel: "Baby Richard / from / Grandma / April 9, 1924"
ProvenanceInitials in engraving represent John Gibbs Gilbert (Uncle John) to Annie Gavett Bartlett (A.G.B.), Richard B. Pierce (Baby Richard).
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