The presentation inscriptions read: "George Newbold Jr May 29th 1855 Presented by his Father on his 75th birthday" and "Mary Ann Lawrence May 19th 1855 Presented by her father on his 75th birthday"
In 1834, Mary Ann Newbold, daughter of George and Mary E. Newbold, married her relative George Newbold Lawrence (1806-1895) a distinguished ornithologist.