Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1854-1869 period hallmark, pattern number 2295, with relief medallions to the base and a reeded rim, engraved "Lilias Lefferts Brown / 1870"
3 3/4 in.
7.6 troy oz.
Lily Lefferts Brown (American, 1870-1952) was the last surviving member of the Avon Bard Club, a New Rochelle Shakespearean society which she joined in 1908. She was the widow of Donald Campbell Brown, a New York fire insurance broker. This mug was presented to her during infancy, commemorating her birth.
Small dent to the base, minor pitting to the rim and foot.