Hyde & Goodrich
Goblet

RetailerAmerican, active 1829–1861
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Goblet
Date1849
Retailed inNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
MediumSilver
Dimensions7 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 3 11/16 in. (19 × 9.5 × 9.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by William J. Hill in honor of Caroline Wiess Law
Object numberB.93.8
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Kilroy Center
Exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Silver vessels were first presented as yachting trophies in the 1840s. The earliest datable example of these prizes is a simple water pitcher awarded for the New York Yacht Club Subscription Stakes in 1846.  Three years later the Bayou Bend goblet functioned as a promotion for Captain Dan Hickok’s new hotel, the Franklin House in New Orleans. The Daily Picayune announced, “The prizes to be disposed of at Capt. Dan Hickok's regatta on Wednesday, may be seen at the Verandah. They are, without doubt, the most splendid prizes that have yet been contended for in any of our sailing matches. The regatta promises to be a magnificent affair.”

Technical notes: The goblet is assembled from four components: foot, stem, bowl bottom, and bowl sides.

Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff.  American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.


Provenance[Sotheby’s, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on side: Capt[t superscript] Dan Hickok's / 2nd Regatta. / Oct. 10th 1849. / N.O.
Underneath bowl: Mark of Hyde & Goodrich [Mackie, Bacot, and Mackie 1980, p. 126, Hyde & Goodrich, no. 1, top]

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