authentic late-Victorian quadruple silver-plated birth presentation cup, manufactured by the Rockford Silver Plate Company of Rockford, Illinois, dynamically dated to September 13, 1896. * The Front: Features high-relief Art Nouveau floral repoussé scrollwork framing a polished central cartouche. Elegant, hand-engraved Spencerian script reads: "Lillie Rennings / Sept. 13 - '96". Regional records verify Lillie was born on this exact day to an Illinois industrial blacksmith's family, making this an immediate birth keepsake. * The Base: Stamped with the official Rockford maker's mark (a circular stamp enclosing a balance scale logo) alongside the pattern line design number "217" and the quality tier "QUADRUPLE". * Construction: Made of a heavy nickel-copper base alloy (Nickel Silver) electroplated with four distinct layers of pure, genuine silver. The dark surface coloration is completely natural historic silver sulfide tarnish (patina).