Award of Merit Beaker
Dateca. 1822
Marked by
John Wolfe Forbes
1781 - 1864
MediumSilver
DimensionsOH: 4 1/4"; O Diam. (rim): 3 3/8"; O Diam. (foot): 2 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, Robert F. Grossman
Object number2016-210
DescriptionSilver beaker: stepped trumpet foot with milled anthemia border supports a raised thistle or campana-form body with large lobes below a milled foliate midband and flared lip with milled anthemia border. Engraved in script above lobes "Westchester Agricultural Society" and, in a different hand, in block letters within a banner above the midband "REWARD OF MERIT/1822". Marked on base in relief: 1)"I W FORBES" in a rectangle (overstruck); 2) an anchor in an oval; 3) a five-pointed star/asterisk in a circle; 4) an unidentified symbol in an oval; and 5) a "C" in an oval.Inscription(s)Engraved in script above lobes "Westchester Agricultural Society" and, in a different hand, in block letters within a banner above the midband "REWARD OF MERIT/1822"Mark(s)Marked on base in relief: 1)"I. W. FORBES" in a rectangle (overstruck); 2) an anchor in an oval; 3) a five-pointed star in an oval; 4) a man’s profile head facing right in an oval; and 5) a "C" in an ovalProvenanceVendor: Rogers School House Farm Antiques
