Rogers Smith Company cup

Picked this up for a quarter today because I could not make out the mark at the yard sale. The mark looks like it was overstamped with "Rogers Smith Company and quadruple" fairly clear and Meriden Ct. looking like it was understamped. I know its plate but my question is what date range was it made and what would you call it ( it's 3 inches tall and a little under 2 1/2 across ). All of the marks I've seen have "rogers Smith Co." but on this Company is spelled out.

 

You've got a piece with 2 marks on it - Rogers, Smith and Meriden Britannia.

The "Company" part of what's there is from the Meriden Britannia Company mark, not from the Rogers Smith & Co mark.

According to Rainwater, the original Rogers and Smith organized in 1857 and was consolidated with Rogers Brothers Manufacturing Co. in 1861. In 1862, the flatware division was sold to Meriden Britannia, but the hollowware division was bought by Edward Mitchell (formerly of Rogers, Smith and Co) and in 1862 Mitchell organized the Rogers, Smith Co. (no "and") of New Haven to produce hollowware.

Just to make it even more convoluted, in 1863 the Meriden Britannia Company bought that New Haven operation. In 1865, the New Haven plating shop of Roger, Smith was moved to Meriden and consolidated with Meriden B in 1866.

So, I would think that your cup was made at one of the transitional times referenced above.

 

It is a christening mug.

 

Thanks for the great info, hard to believe this cup has survived in such good shape for so long.