A crystal coin goblet engraved with a dedication and Sailing ship 'Marchioness 1853

A crystal coin goblet engraved with a dedication and Sailing ship 'Marchioness 1853' Dedication - to A Hunter Esq, by Thos. Martin 1853' coin silver groat 1838On 15 December 1852 the Marchioness under Captain Fowler sailed to Adelaide from Table Bay, near Cape Town.[4] It then sailed on 22 February 1853 with 10,218 ounces of gold for Calcutta.[5] By 1 August she was back in Cape Town preparing to return to Australia.[6] On 5 October 1853 under Captain Fowler while inward bound from the Cape of Good Hope, the Marchioness struck the Point Lonsdale Reef, Port Phillip heads. She was initially floated free, but was taking on water. She was then run ashore on Swan Island for repair (thanks to Wikipedia) Glass possibly for the success of the gold voyage