A Large Silver-Mounted Oak Presentation Goblet

Henry Haddock (1811-1892), Boston, Massachusetts, Circa 1838-1858

in two parts, the cup relief-carved with foliate motifs, two shield-form cartouches mounted with silver plaques, one engraved, "Memories of Childhood", the other engraved with the Peabody coat-of-arms and bannerette bearing motto, "Murus Aeneus Concientia Sana", the rim engraved, "Francis Peabody of Salem to George Peabody of London", the footed base with turned shaft and mounted with silver leafage, the underside interior of cup marked, "H. Haddock/ Boston".

Height 15 3/4 x diameter 7 inches (overall).

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Provenance:

Found in Cotswolds, England,

Jonathan Trace, Putnam Valley, New York,

Art Institute of Chicago, purchased with funds by Mrs. Frank L. Sulzberger, 1979 (acquired directly from above).

Note:

Francis Peabody (1801-1867) of Salem, Massachusetts gifted this cup to his friend George Peabody (1795-1869) of London. Francis was foremost a businessman, founding the Forest River Lead Company. He served his country as Colonel of 1st Regiment in the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Massachusetts Militia. Francis was also a hobby architect and promoter of science and knowledge, acting as President of the Essex Institute and a member of the Americana Academy of Arts and Sciences.

George Peabody, born in Danvers, Massachusetts (now Peabody), was an American financier, starting a dry goods business in Baltimore in partnership with Elisha Riggs called Riggs, Peabody & Co. In 1837, he moved to London, eventually partnering with Junius Spencer Morgan in 1854 to found what would become J.P. Morgan & Co. Using his wealth for good, George was a noteworthy philanthropist, founding the Peabody Trust in England as well as the Peabody Institute and George Peabody Library in Baltimore.

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A Large Silver-Mounted Oak Presentation Goblet

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