Auction 55 · Lot 410
U.S. Navy Presentation Cup. Engraved: “To Lindsay Musel from Purser Etting New Year’s Day 1855.” Height: 4 inches.
- Estimate
- $300–$400
- Hammer price
- $200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
AMERICAN PEWTER TANKARD.
summary
Henry Etting (1799-1876) was a Baltimore-born Jew who enlisted into the U.S. Navy in 1818 as midshipman and subsequently rose in rank to that of commander (Nov. 7, 1830.) After fifty-three years of active service he was finally placed on the retired list as pay-director, with the rank of commodore. (Jewish Encyclopedia).