Goblet ca. 1845 Robert and William Wilson This goblet, one of a pair (), and a matching pitcher () are decorated with a grapevine motif chased in repoussé and ruffled leaves that recall eighteenth-century rococo ornament. The set originally belonged to the donor’s grandmother Grizelda Gilchrist Polk, who married Russell Houston, chief attorney for the Louisville-Nashville Railroad. Her monogram, "GGH," is engraved on the front of the pitcher. The goblets are inscribed to two other members of the Polk-Houston Goblet 4095

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