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English Victorian Mug with Robinson Crusoe & Friday After Lydon

Creator: Frank Robert Harper
Offered by: Nelson and Nelson Antiques

Description
Victorian sterling silver baby cup. Made by Robert Harper in London in 1871. Baluster bowl on raised foot; wrapped and bracketed double-scroll handle with graduated beading. Chased and engraved scene from Robinson Crusoe: In the foreground stands the hero in the baggy garb of a marooned islander. He holds a long gun with more survival tools—including a hatchet—slipped under his belt. He points to a group of people in the distance. The beneficiary of his observation is Friday, the captive indigene he rescued from cannibals. An adaptation after Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917), who had illustrated Defoe's classic novel less than a decade before in the 1860s. One conspicuous change: Friday is made to look more indigenous in a loin cloth rather than the European garb he is portrayed wearing by Lydon. Bosky frame with engraved christening presentation dated 1873. Interior gilt-washed. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 5 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 5.3 troy ounces. #BY397

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Victorian
Dealer Reference #:	BY397
Incollect Reference #:	742199

Dimensions

W.	4.5 in;	H.	5 in;	D.	3.125 in;
W.	11.43 cm;	H.	12.7 cm;	D.	7.94 cm;

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