Chalice
Decorative Arts and Design
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Literally made out of money, silver objects were valuable heirlooms to be passed from one generation to the next. The inscription on this goblet—“A Mark of Friendship”—suggests that the vessel also had sentimental value. It descended through the Livingston family (of Scottish ancestry), one of the most powerful dynasties in colonial New York State. Philip Livingston (1716–1778), a merchant, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was the first Livingston to settle in Brooklyn Heights, where he built a lavish country estate in the 1760s.
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
1804â1805
DIMENSIONS
6 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (17.1 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
1995.108.4
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. John H. Livingston
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