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拍品專文
Although the specific circumstances of this cup's presentation are unknown, the four gentlemen named on this cup moved in the most elite business and social circles of New York City.
A New York native, Thomas L. James was appointed Postmaster General of New York by President Grant in 1873. Maintaining his post for the next several years, James was continually offered prestigious government positions, such as cabinet seats and the mayorship of New York. In 1880, when Garfield was elected president James accepted a different post, now as Postmaster General of the United States. Resigning from public life in 1882, James moved into the private sector where he became the President of the Lincoln National Bank in New York City, a position he retained in until his death in 1912.
Frederick William Vanderbilt, son of William Henry and grandson of the Commodore, joined the family railroad business in 1878 upon his graduation from Yale. A private man, Mr. Vanderbilt owned two estates in addition to his Fifth Avenue home, one in Hyde Park and the other, known as "Rough Point" in Newport, Rhode Island.
Henry Walter Webb practiced law in New York. Throughout his life he was involved with numerous financial organizations including the banking and brokerage firm of W.S. Webb & Co., as well as the N.Y.C.& H.R. R.R. Co.
A New York native, Thomas L. James was appointed Postmaster General of New York by President Grant in 1873. Maintaining his post for the next several years, James was continually offered prestigious government positions, such as cabinet seats and the mayorship of New York. In 1880, when Garfield was elected president James accepted a different post, now as Postmaster General of the United States. Resigning from public life in 1882, James moved into the private sector where he became the President of the Lincoln National Bank in New York City, a position he retained in until his death in 1912.
Frederick William Vanderbilt, son of William Henry and grandson of the Commodore, joined the family railroad business in 1878 upon his graduation from Yale. A private man, Mr. Vanderbilt owned two estates in addition to his Fifth Avenue home, one in Hyde Park and the other, known as "Rough Point" in Newport, Rhode Island.
Henry Walter Webb practiced law in New York. Throughout his life he was involved with numerous financial organizations including the banking and brokerage firm of W.S. Webb & Co., as well as the N.Y.C.& H.R. R.R. Co.