Pitcher, ca. 1845, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, 13 1/4 x 6 13/16 x 6 1/8 in. (33.7 x 17.3 x 15.6 cm); 32 oz. 12 dwt. (1013.3 g), Silver, Robert and William Wilson (active ca. 1825–ca6), This pitcher and the matching goblets are decorated with a grapevine motif chased in repoussé and with 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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Pitcher, ca, 1845, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, 13 1/4 x 6 13/16 1/8, 33.7 17.3 15.6 cm, 32 oz, 12 dwt, 1013.3 g, Robert and William Wilson, active ca., 1825–ca6, pitcher, matching goblets, 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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