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Wine Cup

Material : Silver.
Made in London, England, in 1634.
Owned by Mayflower passenger William Bradford.

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A silver drinking cup owned by William Bradford, Mayflower passenger,  second Governor of Plymouth Colony and author of  Of Plymouth Plantation.  The goblet is 7" high with the governor's initials ‘W.B.’ on one side below the lip. The hallmarked silver cup was handmade in London in 1634. The Governor Bradford Cup is now jointly owned and exhibited by Pilgrim Hall Museum and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.  
For a larger view of the Bradford cup, click HERE.

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Updated 14 July, 1998