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Urn presented to Captain Gamaliel Bradford by Samuel Parkman

Urn presented to Captain Gamaliel Bradford by Samuel Parkman Silver, with ivory spigot handle
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Silver, with ivory spigot handle by Paul Revere, circa 1800

48.2 cm x 26 cm x 16.5 cm

Artifact 0591


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[ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

Silversmith Paul Revere made this presentation urn with an ivory spigot handle, which was presented to Capt. Gamaliel Bradford of Duxbury by Samuel Parkman. The urn's inscription commends Bradford's "Gallant defence…when Attacked by four French Privateers in the Straits of Gibraltar" on 8 July 1800.