Pewter Tankard: U.S. Navy Presentation Cup to Lindsay Musel, January 1, 1855 Pewter tankard engraved "To Lindsay Musel from Purser Etting New Year's Day 1855." Presented to Lindsay Musel by Purser Henry Etting on New Year's Day, 1855. Henry Etting (1799-1876) was a Baltimore-born Jew who served in the U.S. Navy for 53 years, retiring as a Commodore.