Presentation Urn

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Gallery 108, American Art, first floor (Nyheim Gallery)

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Presentation Urn

1833

Thomas Fletcher (American, 1787–1866)

This presentation urn is engraved: Presented / by the Stockholders of the / SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION COMPANY / -to- / THOMAS FIRTH ESQ. / under a resolution of the 7. of January 1833 [on front]. In testimony / of their sense of his long continued, faithful / and disinterested / service as a MANAGER in conducting / their concerns, under circumstances often / of great discouragement, /and bringing them at length to an / eminently prosperous condition [on back].

Gallery 108, American Art, first floor (Nyheim Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Presentation Urn

Date:

1833

Artist:

Thomas Fletcher (American, 1787–1866)

Medium:

Silver

Dimensions:

20 1/8 x 13 x 8 1/2 inches (51.1 x 33 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Richardson Fund, the John D. McIlhenny Fund, and the American Art Revolving Fund, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-89-1

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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Gallery 108, American Art, first floor (Nyheim Gallery)

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