A hand-tooled leather cup made by the Workman Brothers, Los Angeles, ca. 1860s
Entry/Object ID
2022.9.2.12
Description
A hand-tooled leather cup made by the Workman Brothers, Los Angeles, ca. 1860s. The item has designs that appear to show horses in profile with a variety of pebbling, scoring and other markings, along with heavy stitching. The name and location of the firm, run by Elijah H. and William H. Workman, is stamped on the bottom. With scratching, abrasions and wear, including the exposure of underlying material, the condition is fair.