An American Silver Presentation Pitcher of Railroad Interest, William Forbes & Son, New York, Retailed By Marquand & Co., Circa 1835

of baluster form deeply chased on one side with the laying of railroad tracks, with a surveyor with theodolite, and a horse pulling supplies, before a view of a town with town hall and church, and on the other side with a train crossing a multi-arched viaduct with travelers on a road and a river in front, the front engraved with script initials P S A R in a chased oak wreath, flower and leaf-decorated scroll handle, with chased and die-rolled borders, marked on base Forbes & Son, Marquand & Co, and pseudo hallmarks

39 oz., 1212 g

Height: 13 7/8 in., 50.2 cm