Tulip-shaped silver goblet with beaded round foot resting on a square base, the base engraved on one side with the date MDCCLXXXIII and on the other "Wm Hole to Jas Luke Esqr in token of regard & esteem for his candour & integrity," the main body engraved on one side with a crane on a "chapeau gules turned up ermine" – traditionally the emblem of the Crane family – the interior covered with a gold wash.

Goblet

Hester Bateman, London, England

1783 (dated)

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