Object Details
Maker
Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, founded 1831)
Date
1890-1892
Geography
United States: Rhode Island
Culture
Unknown
Medium
metal; gilt bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 8 3/4 in; 22.225 cm
Provenance
Robert Wickliffe (1774-1859) and Margaret Howard Wickliffe; to his daughter, General William Preston (1816-1887) and Margaret (Howard) Wickliffe Preston (1819-1898) by descent; to their daughter, William Franklin Draper (1842-1910; U.S. Ambassador to Italy 1897-1900 and U.S. Congressman 1893-1897) and Susan Preston Draper (b. 1855); to their daughter and the donor, Princess Margaret Draper Boncompagni (1891-1974).
Inscriptions
None
Credit Line
Gift of Mme. Draper Boncompagni in memory of her grandfather General William Preston
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-1965.0059.31-.32