Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State

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Object Details

Maker
Paul Revere, Jr. (American, 1734-1818)
Date
ca. 1787
Geography
United States: Massachusetts: Boston
Culture
North American
Medium
metal; silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 in; x 13.97 cm
Provenance
Moses Michael Hays (1739-1805), married Rachel Myers (1738-1810), sister of Myer Myers. Judith Hays Myers (1767-1844), daughter, married Samuel Myers (1755-1836) and moved to Richmond, Virginia. Samuel Hays Myers (1799-1849), son Edmund Trowbridge Dana Myers (1830-1905), son. Edmund Trowbridge Dana Myers, Jr. (1862-1934), Anne Hays Myers (b. 1895), daughter. Thence by descent to the present owner.
Inscriptions
engraved with initials "MRH"
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel D. Talley III, Edmund M. Talley and Lilburn T. Talley
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-1991.0037.1-.12