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TIFT & WHITING COIN SILVER EWER "INSANE ASYLUM TO A.C GIBBS GOV. PORT,OR 1862

$ 831.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Type: Pitchers & Jugs
  • Brand: TIFT & WHITING,WHITING SILVER
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • Composition: Coin Silver
  • Pattern: Repousse
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    AMERICAN COIN SILVER EWER BY TIFT & WHITING (1840-1853)
    INSCRIBED
    " PATIENTS OF THE STATE INSANE ASYLUM
    TO GOV. A.C GIBBS PORTLAND OREGON 1862"
    The 1862 Oregon Legislature instructed
    Governor
    A. C. Gibbs
    to select a location in
    Salem
    for a permanent state hospital for the insane.
    wikipedia.org/wiki/A._C._Gibbs
    wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Hospital_for_the_Insane
    EWER IS 6 1/2" HIGH .THERE ARE 2 DENTS IN THE SIDES AS SEEN IN PICS..MORE PICS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST