Lot 17
17
A LARGE SILVER PUNCH BOWL
Property from the Estate of Leta Clews Cromwell, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
A LARGE SILVER PUNCH BOWL

MARK OF GRAFF, WASHBOURNE & DUNN, RETAILED BY GALT & BRO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1902

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A LARGE SILVER PUNCH BOWL
MARK OF GRAFF, WASHBOURNE & DUNN, RETAILED BY GALT & BRO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1902
Circular, on a circular foot, the bowl chased with scenes from the history of the United States Postal Service, the base engraved with a presentation inscription in an applied shield within oak branches, marked under base
18¾ in. (47.6 cm.) diameter; 241 oz. 10 dwt. (7,521 gr.)

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Lot Essay

The inscription reads:

Charles Emory Smith
Postmaster General
April 21, 1898
January 15, 1902

Charles Emory Smith (1842-1908) served in the cabinets of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt as Postmaster General from April, 1898 until January, 1902. His greatest legacy was the establishment of the system of delivering mail to rural areas, which this punch bowl commemorates.
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Charles Emory Smith
US Postmaster General 1898-1902

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