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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1795-1805

GUSN

GUSN-16407

Description

Bulbous with round splayed foot, scroll handle. Found in white bag with hand-written tag marked "May Mug. " (See Provenance. )

Details

Descriptive Terms

canns
silver (metal)
Silver
MUG

Inscription

Struck on bottom: CHURCHILL

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Churchill, Jesse, 1773-1819 (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

4.625 (H), 4.625 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.667.2

Reference Notes

Sander, Penny. Elegant Embellishments. Boston; SPNEA; 1982.

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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