Object title	Spear Library cup
Type (AAT)	mugs
Creation date	ca. 1880s
Creator	Barbour Brothers Co., New Haven, CT
Nationality	American
Description	This cup was found in Spear Library, which served as the College’s library from 1885 to 1908, when it was converted for use by the Zoology Department. Spear Library was located in Tappan Square until it was demolished in 1927. The cup is decorated with a floral pattern on its side, and has a decorated handle.
Inscriptions	Front: "Spear Library". Bottom: "Guadruele Plate Hard White Metal Barbour Brother's Co". "27" and other marks.
Subject	souvenirs
Dimensions	Height: 3 1/4"
Medium	metal alloy
Repository	Oberlin College. Archives.
Collection	RG 35 Objects Collection
OC filename	OBJ_0032.jpg
Item number	32
Accession number	166
Box number	3
Source	Oberlin College Library
Remarks	"7xx uhb" has been scratched into the metal next to the stamp on its base. The Oberlin College Archives received the item on May 30, 1972.
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Caption author	A.C. Salsich
Exhibition history	Nov-Dec 2012