Accession Number

2010.008

Description

Silver plated trophy cup. Beading around the mouth of the cup. Broad base. In the centre of the shaft are four horizontal rings.

Narrative

This silver-plated trophy cup was awarded to Robert Dunsmuir Harvey for his high-jump of 5’1” in 1897 while a cadet at RMC Kingston. It was among his effects that are believed to have been in the custody of his Grandmother Dunsmuir and sister Elizabeth Georgina Harvey at Craigdarroch when he died in India in 1901. The donor’s father’s father, James Swan Harvey, was brother to Robert Dunsmuir Harvey. Sometime following Joan Olive Dunsmuir’s death in 1908, the cup became the property of James Swan Harvey, and the donor can still remember seeing them on display in his grandfather’s house on Knapp Island, BC.

History of Use

The donor’s father’s father, James Swan Harvey, was brother to Robert Dunsmuir Harvey. Sometime following Joan Dunsmuir’s death in 1908, the cup became the property of James Swan Harvey, and the donor can still remember seeing them on display in his grandfather’s house on Knapp Island, BC

Dimensions

18 cm
8.5 cm

Material

Metal; Metal, silver

Technique

Plated

Country of Origin

United States of America