Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
2001.031.003 |
Object Name |
Trophy |
Collection |
Silver |
Credit line |
Gift of Mrs. Walter J. Laird, Jr. |
Date |
1938 |
Made |
J.E. Caldwell & Co. |
Makers mark |
Stamped : "J.E. Caldwell & Co. Sterling Cup 679" under the lip on the outside. |
Description |
Rhyton form trophy cup with a copper-plated fox head base and conical silver cup that has script engraving: "Bryn Mawr Hound Show / 1938 / Best Basset Dog, Hound / Won by / Stockford Doctor". There are two applied roundells for the Bryn Mawr Horse Show Association and the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America above the engraved text. The Bryn Mawr Hound show began in 1914 at the Bryn Mawr Polo Field and was held in connection with the Bryn Mawr Horse Show. |
Dimensions |
H-4.75 W-3.125 inches |
Dimension Details |
Overall greatest dimensions; width at widest point |
Owned |
Alfred Elliot & Julia du Pont Andrews Bissell |
Provenance |
This trophy was won by the donor's parents, Alfred Elliot Bissell (1903-1975) and Julia du Pont Andrews Bissell (1907-1994) for their dog "Stockford Doctor". Alfred Elliot Bissell was the nephew of Emily Bissell (1861-1948) of Christmas Seals fame. The donor is her grand-niece. |
Subjects |
Awards Commemoration Dogs Silver Dog shows Drinking vessels |
Search Terms |
Silver Bassett Hounds Dog Shows Bissell Family Bryn Mawr Hound Show Awards Hunting Fox Hunting Twentieth Century |
Material |
Sterling silver & copper-plated base metal |
Place of Origin |
Philadelphia, PA |
Event |
1938 Bryn Mawr Hound Show |