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THB1853 VIRGINIA AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONGREGATION PRESENTATION COIN SILVER PITCHER
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LiveNov 23, 2024
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- Lot Description
1853 VIRGINIA AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONGREGATION PRESENTATION COIN SILVER PITCHER, small size with urn-form well having tapered neck and curved spout, raised on a stemmed round foot, embellished by beading, shell gadrooning, and Greek key bands, applied foliate double-scroll handle, side of well with presentation engraving that reads, "Presented to the / Rev. Jno. E. Edwards / by the Coloured Congregation of the / 4th St. M. E. Church at / Lynchburg Va.. / as a token of Gratitude / for his pastorial [sic] care during the Years / of 1853 & 4". Impressed twice to base with "R&W.WILSON" maker's mark for the partnership of Robert and William Wilson of Philadelphia, PA (active c.1825-1846). Total weight: 13.170 ozt. Mid 19th century. 9" HOA, 3 3/8" D foot.
Literature: The presentation of pitcher to Rev. John E. Edwards was recorded in the Lynchburg Daily Virginian Newspaper, Lynchburg, VA, Thursday, November 23, 1854, p. 2, the engraving was noted in the article.
Catalogue Note: The Reverend John Ellis Edwards was born on August 1, 1814 in Guilford Co., NC to parents Thomas Andrews Edwards (1781-1863) and Susannah VanCulen Ellis (1787-1848). He received honorary degrees of A.M. and D.D. from Randolph-Macon College of Ashland, VA. He married Elizabeth Agnes Clark (1814-1898) on April 30, 1838, and they had at least five children.
In 1832, Rev. Edwards joined the Methodist Episcopal Church and was licensed as a local preacher in 1834. He spent the next ten years as an itinerant preacher in both North Carolina and Virginia. Around 1846, he was transferred to the Virginia Conference and for the next twenty years his ministry was confined exclusively to the cities of Richmond, Norfolk, Petersburg, and Lynchburg. Edwards was also an accomplished author, penning numerous lectures, addresses, papers, and books. He died on March 31, 1891 and is buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA along with his wife.Condition
Very good to excellent overall condition with minor wear, surface scratches, and nicks, a few minute/small dents, slight worn spots to raised decoration and engraving.
- Provenance
Jeffrey S. Evans (T/A GVA), 11/10/2007, lot 1210.
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