ManufacturerManufactured by
W. & P. Cunningham(Scottish, active 1778–1807)Scottish, active 1778–1807
CultureScottish
Titles
- Presentation Goblet
- one of a pair
Date1796
PlaceEdinburgh, Scotland
MediumOstrich egg, silver-mounted
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number96.1258.2
Current Location
Rienzi
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Friendship mysterious cement of the soul! sweet'ner of Life. And solder of society, I owe thee much far, far beyond what I can ever pay."
Maker's stamp: "W.P.C. ..."
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W. & P. Cunningham
1796
Ostrich egg, silver gilt, silver-mounted
96.1258.1
Halston
1958–1968
White ostrich plumes, black silk satin ribbon, white grosgrain ribbon, and haircombs
94.689
Halston
1963–1967
Silk satin, ostrich plumes, black grosgrain ribbon, and hatcombs
94.681
Halston
c. 1967
Black silk satin, white ostrich feathers, black gros grain riibbon, and haircombs
94.665
