Goblet, ca. 1845, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); 5 oz. 17 dwt. (182.7 g), Silver, Robert and William Wilson (active ca. 1825–ca6), This goblet, one of a pair, and a matching pitcher are decorated with a grapevine motif chased in repoussé and ruffled leaves that recall eighteenth-century rococo ornament. The set originally belonged to the donor’s grandmother Grizelda Gilchrist Polk, who married Russell Houston, chief attorney for the Louisville-Nashville Railroad
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Goblet, ca, 1845, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, Overall, 6 5/8, 16.8 cm, 5 oz, 17 dwt, 182.7 g, Robert and William Wilson, active ca., 1825–ca6, goblet, pair, matching pitcher, decorated, grapevine motif, chased, repoussé, ruffled leaves, recall eighteenth-century, rococo, ornament, set originally, donor, grandmother, Grizelda, Gilchrist, Polk, married Russell, Houston, chief attorney, Louisville-Nashville Railroad
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