3-017-068 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Cogswell Challenge-Cup of the British North American Rifle Volunteers at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1865. Trophy '...given by Mr. James C. Cogswell, Major in the 4th Halifax (Nova Scotia) Queen's Regiment, for competition among the riflemen of British North America at the match to take place at Halifax this Midsummer. The cup, manufactured by Messrs. Phillips, of Cockspur-street, was designed by Mr. Cogswell himself. It is of silver, with bands of the same, heavily gilt. The lid is richly chased, and represents, in four spirited sketches, the chief elements of Nova Scotia's prosperity - viz., agriculture, fisheries, mining, and commerce; the whole being surmounted by a beautiful model of the ship May Flower, the provincial emblem. The handles are represented by dolphins. The crest of the donor, and the words on the front of the cup - "The Cogswell Challenge Cup" - are balanced on the reverse side by the arms of Nova Scotia. The value of the cup is eighty guineas'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865.