Pair of American Coin (.900) Silver Goblets, 1850-1852, by Gorham & Thurber, Providence, Rhode Island, each with an octagonally paneled body above a waisted stem and domed foot en suite, engraved, on the body, "Dexter", h. 5-1/4", dia. 3-1/4", 12.47 total t. oz. This handsome pair of goblets was created by the immediate predecessor to the famous Gorham & Co., operated by first cousins John Gorham (1820-1898) and Gorham Thurber (1825-1888). It is to be noted in regards to the inscription on these goblets that Thurber's father was Dexter Thurber and his grandmother the former Miss Mehitable Dexter, which suggests the intriguing possibility that these goblets may have a close association with the Thurber/Gorham family.