Silver Trophy Cup Engraved with Kuwait Gardening Club

Object/Artifact

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Silver trophy cup given to Mrs. Jessie Jordan by the Kuwait Gardening Club.: Image of the silver trophy cup on a black base. The trophy is engraved with "GARDENING 1948-1961 KUWAIT EXTENSIVE EFFORTS THROUGHOUT FOURTEEN YEARS."
Silver trophy cup given to Mrs. Jessie Jordan by the Kuwait Gardening Club.

Image of the silver trophy cup on a black base. The trophy is engraved with "GARDENING 1948-1961 KUWAIT EXTENSIVE EFFORTS THROUGHOUT FOURTEEN YEARS."

Name/Title

Silver Trophy Cup Engraved with "Kuwait Gardening Club"

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000286

Description

Silver trophy cup bowl. The silver cup was made by Garrard & Co, Ltd. in London and is engraved with the "GARDENING 1948-1961 KUWAIT EXTENSIVE EFFORTS THROUGHOUT FOURTEEN YEARS,” indicating Mrs. Jordan’s commitment to the organization. Garrard & Co, Ltd. has been manufacturing luxury jewelry and silver since 1735 in London, England, and was the first official crown jeweler for the British royal family.

Context

The small silver trophy cup was presented to Mrs. Jessie Jordan at her last Ahmadi Horticultural Society Garden Annual Meeting upon her husband’s retirement in 1961 and their return to Texas. Mrs. Jordan was highly dedicated to such clubs and often presented the trophies at many of the meetings.

Made/Created

Artist

Garrad & Co. Ltd.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

London

Country

England, United Kingdom, Kuwait

Continent

Europe, Asia

Region

Western Europe