George and Martha Washington's Punch Glass. Rare Old English rose-cut punch glass with handle, crafted in the English Rose pattern. Once part of the dinner service used during Washington's presidency and afterwards at Mount Vernon. 4 1/8" high. One chip and ¾" crack at top back edge.
Provenance:
1. Descended from Martha Washington's will to her granddaughter, Eleanor Parke Lewis
2. Lawrence Lewis
3. H.L.D. Lewis, great-great granddaughter of Martha
4. Thos. Birch's Sons, Auctioneers, Philadelphia, Dec. 15 1891, Lot 139
5. Parke-Bernet Galleries Auction, New York, Jan. 12, 1950, Lot 246
6. Joseph E. Fields, II
7. Hendershott Museum Consultants
8. Claude Harkins.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000.
The Claude Harkins Collection of Washingtonia