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Tiny, round pewter cup with straight sides and attached saucer. Two small holes were drilled into the cup near the rim.
teacups
cups
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
tin alloy
Cup
Cup
"S / 1770" (Engraved)
Attucks, Crispus, d. 1770
Boston Massacre (Mar. 5, 1770)
Unknown
1 3/4 (H), 2 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Eleanor Fayerweather
1993.698
1770 (Circa)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
Title Teapot Accession Number 1918.1655
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