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Two-Handled Cup Presented as Horse Racing Trophy, 1699
Kip, Jesse, 1660-17221699
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Engraved on one side of this cup are the initials of Jacob and Mary Van Dorn, of Middletown, New Jersey, in whose family the cup descended into the 20th century. Family tradition claims that the cup was won by one of their slaves, racing a colt in a one-mile race. If true, this is the earliest unaltered American racing trophy.
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Details
- Title: Two-Handled Cup Presented as Horse Racing Trophy, 1699
- Creator: Kip, Jesse, 1660-1722
- Date Created: 1699
- Location: United States, New Jersey, Middletown
- Subject Keywords: Van Dorn, Jacob, Horse racing, Two-handled cups, Trophies (Objects), Presentation pieces, Bowls (Vessels)
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=275148
- Object Name: Two-handled cup
- Object ID: 55.50.1
- Image ID: THF94352
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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