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Lot Essay
Edmund Quincy, a third-generation partner in his family's shipping and merchant firm, ordered this cann from Paul Revere in February of 1768. It was undoubtedly a betrothal gift to his fiance Rebecca Lloyd of Stamford, Connecticut. Their marriage intention had been announced on November 30 of the year before. In the Memoirs of the Quincy Family, Eliza Susan Quincy stated that the young couple was engaged, but the wedding had been delayed due to Edmund's poor health. Tragically, before the marriage could take place, Edmund Quincy died at sea at age thirty-five during a voyage to the West Indies.
Rebecca Lloyd later married John Broome (1734-1810), who served as Lieutentant Governor of New York until his death in 1810. Broome County in New York State is named for him. The cann was passed down through the female members of her family for several generations. (H. Hobart Holly, Descendants of Edmund Quincy, 1602-1637, 1977.)
A similar large cann formerly from the Mr. and Mrs. Eddy G. Nicholson Collection sold in these Rooms January 15, 1998, lot 88.
[CAPTION] Paul Revere's Daybook entry of February 1768, recording the charge for this cann.
Rebecca Lloyd later married John Broome (1734-1810), who served as Lieutentant Governor of New York until his death in 1810. Broome County in New York State is named for him. The cann was passed down through the female members of her family for several generations. (H. Hobart Holly, Descendants of Edmund Quincy, 1602-1637, 1977.)
A similar large cann formerly from the Mr. and Mrs. Eddy G. Nicholson Collection sold in these Rooms January 15, 1998, lot 88.
[CAPTION] Paul Revere's Daybook entry of February 1768, recording the charge for this cann.