William Hollingshead
Camp Cup
c. 1750
Physical Qualities
Silver, 1 1/2 × 2 × 2 in. (3.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Virginia P.B. White, Baltimore
Object Number
1933.54.130
Easily carried, this miniaturized beaker added a touch of luxury to a traveler’s equipage. It is engraved Sam’l Thomas, presumably the name of its first owner.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1933; Virginia Purviance Bonsal White (1869-1955), Baltimore, MD
Inscribed: Engraved 'Sam'l Thomas'
Markings: scratched VW 189 stamped W.H.
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Eltonhead Hallway/Case 1
