An unusual American tennis trophy tankard 1904, by Reed and Barton, engraved with the words, MENS SINGLES WHITEFACE AUGUST 6th. 1904 THEODORE S. FARRE

An unusual American tennis trophy tankard 1904, by Reed and Barton, engraved with the words, MENS SINGLES WHITEFACE AUGUST 6th. 1904 THEODORE S. FARRELLY, a silver-plated, lidded tankard of strikingly bold design, measuring 18 cm., 7in. high. Theodore Slevlin Farrelly (1883-1955) became an internationally renowned researcher and writer on the subject of Alaska, covering much of its early colonization by the Russians. He left a huge quantity of letters, prints, photos and other materials to Columbia University. Whiteface refers to the summer resort 'Whiteface Inn' formed on Lake Placid in 1891.