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William Thomson - Tea Mug, about 1828

William Thomson (active New York, 1809 - 1845)

Tea Mug, about 1828

Silver , 9.5 x 8.3 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)

Commentary

The Agricultural Society of New York presented Isabella Tod Stewart this prize in honor of her horticultural accomplishments in 1828. Isabella Stewart Gardner adored her grandmother, a highly independent woman who successfully managed the family’s Long Island, New York, farm after her husband’s untimely death. Gardner later placed this cup in her museum alongside other family portraits and mementoes in the Short Gallery.