Silver Wedding Anniversary Cup for A.B. Maertz, January 1, 1867

Large silver wedding wine cup inscribed with the initials 'A.B. Maertz' and the dedication 'Seinen geliebten Eltern Fur silbernen Hochzeit, Jany 1st 1867' (To his beloved parents for their silver wedding). The cup lacks a hallmark. This piece comes from a collection passed down through a family of Jewish settlers who arrived in Cincinnati, Ohio around 1840. Cincinnati's Jewish community is notable for being the oldest west of the Appalachian Mountains. The current owners include the president of an international literary society, who has since retired from New Jersey to central Florida. The family and society's identities are being withheld at their request.

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  • Maretz, B, Mr. & Mrs.

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