The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-21
SERVICE OF "a PIECES
Elaborate Gift Of the State to New
Battleshlp.

Elaborate Gift Of the State to New
6attleshlp.
Boston, Sept 2O.-The silver ser.
vice TO be presented 10 the representa-.
tives OF the Green Mountain state here
October In the navy yard will CON
sist OF II pieces, punch bowl, punch
ladle, plateau or waiter upon which
the bowl stands, two candelabra, wat.
or pitcher, syrup pitcher two salad
bowls, meat dish. entree dish or serv.
ing tray, two compotes and butter
dish
The punch bowl Is OF 18th century
style. 20 inches wide including the
handles and l4ia inches high to the
top OF the handles
The decoration is suggestive OF the
sea and the state OF Vermont. the han.
dies being formed by dolphins. while
the picture OF the battleship Vermont
Is artlstcally etched In one OF the
large panels on the side. the panel
resting on wave OF decoration which
leads down 10 the foot OF the bowl
on one side OF the foot OF the bowl IN
bold relief Is shown a spray of maple
leaves surrounding the seal OF the
United States navy while ON the op.
posite side OF the bowl q spray OF cloy.
er surrounds the seal OF the state OF
Vermont
on the large panel opposite the bat.
tleship Is a sugar maple scene. which
is a distinctive feature OF the bowl.
showing sugar house In the back.
ground while IN the foreground ap.
pears a Characteristic sugar maker
tapping q tree while around him are
shown several trees with buckets hang
ing TO them.
The punch ladle has a generous aud
shapoly bowl with grapevine decora.
lions while at the head between cross.
ed dolphins appears the seal OF Yer
mont
The plateau upon which the bowl
stonds II three inches IN diameter. IN.
GLIDING the handle. In the center b.
correct representation OF the state
house surrounded with the presenta.
tion inscription. Presented 10 the L.
s. battleshlp Vermont by the state Of
Vermont
The bogue OF the plateau IL orna.
mcnted with n wave OF decoration and
"a spray OF clover and the seal OF Yer.
mont. opposite the spray Of maple and
the seal OF the navy is shown on the
fange.
The candelahra are large and impor.
tant pieces designed 90 boz lighted by
electricity. They are ~ inches high
and have a spread of ~ inches
The water pitcher u OF generous
size. wide at the mouth and mounted
with borders typical of the set the
a.. 80 a..
crib,d The feature of this piece o.
the dno etching OF Morgan horse.
The syrup pitcher o. the unique
piece Of the service representing a sec.
tion OF o maple tree being reproduced
exactly from a piece OF maple bark.
The feature OF the salad bowl u o.
Wide decorated fange with the dol.
phin borders matching the other
pieces OF the service. This piece D. rs
inches ln diameter and sold lined
The eoinch meat dish D. decorated
with the sprays and seals common 90
the service. the ii.inch entire" dish.
while similar ln character has she'll
decoration at either end
Each OF the compotea which are id'n
teal in design Will" In keeping with
the rest Of the service. D. treated in a
more liberal manner
The butter dish IL treated 10 a man.
uer similar Co the nat dishes except
the cover which has a carefully mod.
elled Guernsey COW for q handle and
n Correctly etched pasture scene With
a standing COW In the foreground.
The big varship viii also b. pre-
scented with other gifts NJ the same
time The Daughters of the American
Revolution will give the ship filk
regulation Tag for state occasions. aud
comfort bags for the sailors ot the Yer
mont will b. donated az the same time.
1ne event viii b. honored by the pres.
ence OF Gov. Fletcher u Proctor Of
Vermont and a large number Of naval
officers and state officials
The Vermont a. expected 10 remain
In the navy yard until December She
will then proceed 10 Hampton roads 20
Join the feet. after getting ammunition
az New York.