Goblet made from wood from the Hancock House

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Collection Type

Relics and souvenirs

Date

ca. 1863

GUSN

GUSN-216

Description

Wooden goblet with short stem, circular base.

Details

Descriptive Terms

relics
goblets
oak (wood)
Glass, Drinking
Goblet
Goblet

Inscription

"Wood of Hancock House 1863" (Black ink)

Associated Building

Original To Thomas Hancock House,

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Boston, MA

Dimensions

4 1/2 (H), 3 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles E. Deane, Ruthven Deane, and Miss Mary Deane Dexter

Accession Number

1932.702

Places

Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

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