Salisbury Monticello Jefferson Cup, 7oz. Corporate Gifts easily transitioning from casual outings
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Salisbury Monticello Jefferson Cup, 7oz. Corporate Gifts easily transitioning from casual outingsThe history behind the famous Jefferson cup: Thomas Jeffersons friend and teacher, George Wythe, passed away in 1806, willing him two silver cups . Preferring a more modern style, he set out to have them redesigned. So he sent them off to Virginia silversmith, John Letelier, instructing him to melt the cups and remake them into a more popular tumbler design. Eight low, round bottomed cups were crafted and returned to Monticello by 1810. These cups