Bulbous with round splayed foot, scroll handle. Found in white bag with hand-written tag marked "May Mug. " (See Provenance. )
canns
silver (metal)
Silver
MUG
Struck on bottom: CHURCHILL
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Churchill, Jesse, 1773-1819 (Silversmith)
Boston, MA, USA
4.625 (H), 4.625 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.667.2
Sander, Penny. Elegant Embellishments. Boston; SPNEA; 1982.
Massachusetts (United States)
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