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Trick Cup
Trick Cup

Trick Cup

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Albert G. Walker American, 1836 - 1902
MakerMade by Albert G. Walker American, 1836 - 1902
Date1858
MediumSeamed tin with black and gold paint
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter.): 3 1/8 x 2 13/16in. (7.9 x 7.1cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionCylindrical seamed tin cup with a design painted on the exterior in black and gold. The exterior of the cup is painted black, with a gold stripe painted at the top and the bottom of the sides. A pattern of long and short gold lines extends up from the bottom stripe and down from the top stripe, creating diamond shapes with the black paint.
Object number2007.4.1.34
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    The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.4.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undet…
    Albert G. Walker
    1858
    Gift of Shirley S. Devoe, 1972.4.47  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Goodrich, Ives & Company
    late 19th century