Goblet
Periodca. 1825-1835
Place MadeEngland
MediumEarthenware, copper luster
Dimensions4.63 in. (11.7 cm)
ClassificationsEarthenware
Credit LineGift of Miss Grace M. Anderson, 1958
Object number1979.507.1
DescriptionA goblet with bulbous body and flared lip, set on a stem and rounded foot. The cup is decorated with copper luster on the base, stem, and rim. The body is encircled by a wide green band with relief decorations of a shepherd scene on either side, colored in red, tan, brown, and light green.Curatorial RemarksAccording to donor records, this cup was given to the donor's mother, Meleney Hall Prest (b. 1856), by Aunt Pompey, an African American woman who was enslaved to the donor's great-grandmother, Meleney (Warne) Hall (1797-1865) of Matawan, New Jersey.
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