Cup
Object number2012.54.2
Manufacturer
Heeren Brothers and Company
(founded 1867)
Date1910
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumNickel, silver, metal
Credit LineGift of Carol Condron
DescriptionSmall, silver drinking cup with a loop handle. A metal ring with a figure eight link is connected to the handle. Engraved text on the side of the cup.Dimensions2.75 x 4 x 2.812 in. (7 x 10.2 x 7.1 cm)InscriptionsEngraved on the side of the cup is: "HENRY W. OLIVER / BUILDING"
MarksOn underside "HEEREN BROS. & CO. / PITTSBURGH, PA. / NICKEL SILVER".
Historical NotesFountain cup from the Oliver Building in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The cups would have hung next to the fountain so visitors could take a drink using the cup. Henry Oliver built the Oliver Building in 1908-1910 to consolidate the management of his steel and coal operations in the days when Frick and Carnegie were making similar statements with downtown skyscrapers.
Related person
Henry W. Oliver Jr.
On View
Not on view
1981
c. 1900
L.E. Smith Glass Company
Thorner Brothers
