Goblet (one of a pair)
Edward C. Moore, American, 1827 - 1891
Tiffany and Company, American, active 1837 - present
about 1865-1869
Silver, gilt
Overall: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Rim: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Base: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. J. Mattocks White
M.986.43.5
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Service
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Marked on bottom: TIFFANY & CO. [in curving conforming punch] / 1681 / QUALITY / 925-1000 [both lines within single rectangle] / 4785 / M [gothic letter within oval]; engraved within an elliptical cartouche, on side: Dixi Crosby. / from [in script] / Nathan Lord / AND His CHILDREN
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 42, The Art of Drinking, Four Thousand Years of Celebration and Condemnation of Alcohol Use in the Western World, Ben O'Donnell, Class of 2008, Class of 1954 Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 19, 2007-February 17, 2008.
Provenance
Presented to Dr. Dixi Crosby (1800-1873) by Nathan Lord (1792-1870), President of Dartmouth College, 1828-1863; to his son, Dr. Albert Harrison Crosby (1823-1886); to his daughter, Jennie Louise Crosby Gilman Boutwell (1861-1915); to her daughter, Elizabeth Gilman White (1901-1991); given to present collection, 1986.
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