Tiffany & Co silver covered box, with unusual history

Tiffany & Co silver covered box, with unusual history dated 1894, Classical form engraved with quartered arms of HONYWOOD with motto: OMNE BONUM DESUPER, underside engraved: EDITH BUCKINGHAM HALL, JUNE 22, 1894; and marked: TIFFANY & CO 10693 T 2533; STERLING; H5" and 10.2ozT

Provenance: Property of a Southern gentleman

Other Notes: wedding gift to Edith Buckingham Hall Colgate (1872-1952) upon her marriage to Samuel Colgate, Jr. (1868-1902) the son of Samuel & Elizabeth Anne (Morse) Colgate, philanthropist and benefactor to Colgate University. She later married Rev. Henry Bradford Washburn (1869-1962), and had two sons, American explorer H. Bedford Washborn (1907-2007), and primatology pioneer Sherwood "Sherry" Washborn (1911-2000).

Condition: Condition statement: good condition, light wear consistent with age and use.

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