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English Victorian Sterling Silver Mug with Robinson Crusoe & Friday After Lydon

$1,600
£1,209.29
€1,393.75
CA$2,257.60
A$2,488.03
CHF 1,302.57
MX$30,560.91
NOK 16,367.05
SEK 15,318.25
DKK 10,406.34

About the Item

Victorian sterling silver baby cup. Made by Robert Harper in London in 1871. Baluster bowl on raised foot; wrapped and bracketed double-scroll handle with graduated beading. Chased and engraved scene from Robinson Crusoe: In the foreground stands the hero in the baggy garb of a marooned islander. He holds a long gun with more survival tools—including a hatchet—slipped under his belt. He points to a group of people in the distance. The beneficiary of his observation is Friday, the captive indigene he rescued from cannibals. An adaptation after Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917), who had illustrated Defoe's classic novel less than a decade before in the 1860s. One conspicuous change: Friday is made to look more indigenous in a loin cloth rather than the European garb he is portrayed wearing by Lydon. Bosky frame with engraved christening presentation dated 1873. Interior gilt-washed. Fully marked. Weight: 5.3 troy ounces.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Width: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)Depth: 3.13 in (7.96 cm)
  • Style:
    Victorian (Of the Period)
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  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1871
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  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BY3971stDibs: LU898035680312

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