Existing comment:
USS New York Presentation Silver
Sterling by Whiting Company, 1896
In 1945, the 112 piece silver service of USS New York (BB 34) was transferred to the Superintendent's house for use in official entertaining. The service had been begun by subscribers to the New York Herald Tribune in the 1890s for the armored cruiser, USS New York (ACR 2), that would serve as Rear Admiral William T. Sampson's flagship in the Spanish-American War. These more ornate pieces are part of the original service. |