Souvenir Cup

Souvenir Cup

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Description
Handless, tapered cylindrical cup or tumbler commemorating the Spanish-American War of 1898, with a low-relief portrait of Admiral (then Commodore) George Dewey "THE HERO OF MANILA" on one side and a perspective view of the battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor on the other, separated by smaller portraits of Naval officers Schley, Sampson, Hobson, and Watson, and Army Generals Miles and Schafter. Plain rim and base; inset, slightly convex bottom has circular copyright stamp on underside.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
cup
date made
ca 1898
place made
Germany
Physical Description
pewter (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4 in x 2 7/8 in; 10.16 cm x 7.3025 cm
ID Number
DL.379348
catalog number
379348
accession number
150313
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Marcus Benjamin
subject
Beverages
Drinking
Spanish-American War
U. S. Navy
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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