Object Details
Description
This silver wine cup belonged to Pilgrim leader and Mayflower passenger William Bradford, who governed Plymouth Colony for thirty years. Made for Bradford in London, the cup bears his initials on one side.
The idea of America as a religious refuge originates with the Pilgrims, a group of English separatists who founded a colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. While the Pilgrims sought freedom to practice their own form of Protestantism, they were often intolerant of other kinds of worship in their settlement.
Location
Currently on loan
Credit Line
Jointly owned by the Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Smithsonian Institution
ID Number
1985.0319.01
accession number
1985.0319
catalog number
1985.0319.01
Object Name
cup
Physical Description
silver (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 7 in x 3 in; 17.78 cm x 7.62 cm
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
Related Publication
Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
used
Pilgrims
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_534352