Featuring engraved decoration to the exterior and a pineapple monogram, engraved "Ignatius Sargent" to the underside, without marks, XRF test 88-90% silver.

The larger 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.

7.15 total troy oz.

From a Significant Boston Silver Collector

Ignatius Sargent (American, 1800-1884) was a merchant, banker, railroad executive, philanthropist, and horticulturalist who was best known for his contributions to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Additionally, Sargent was one of the 'Boston Associates' who founded the industrial based cities of Lawrence and Holyoke, both in Massachusetts.

After retiring as a merchant, he spent his time after 1840 at a large farm in Brookline where he spent his time cultivating flowers and other plants, contributing to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's exhibitions. With his wealth, he funded botanist Asa Gray so that he could devote "undivided attention" to completing his volume Flora of America. His interest in horticulture inspired his son Charles Sprague Sargent, the first director of Harvard's Arnold Arboretum, to pursue his own career in that field.

Good estate condition.