Valentine Silver Wedding Presentation Compote

Nowlan Company1911

The Valentine
Richmond, United States

Benjamin Batchelder Valentine (1862-1919) and Lila Hardaway Meade Valentine (1865–1921) received this engraved sterling silver compote in 1911 to mark the couple’s silver wedding anniversary. The Richmond-made piece is inscribed:

Benjamin B. and Lila Meade Valentine
With Love and Congratulations
For your Silver Anniversary
May you both live
to celebrate the Golden
from
Your Brothers
Oct. 28, 1911

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Title: Valentine Silver Wedding Presentation Compote
Creator: Nowlan Company
Date Created: 1911
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Provenance: Lent by the estate of Kate F. Meade, L.66.01
Transcript:
Benjamin B. and Lila Meade Valentine With Love and Congratulations For your Silver Anniversary May you both live to celebrate the Golden from Your Brothers Oct. 28, 1911
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Type: Silver
Medium: Silver

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