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Mug

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1760-1830

GUSN

GUSN-4178

Description

Tall mug with applied plain strap handle, etched with running "V at rim and floral berry and leaf design on exterior opposite handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mugs
glassblowing
etching (corroding)
etching (printing process)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
soda lime glass
glass (material)
floral patterns
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Glass
Etched
Leaf
Floral
Blown
MUG

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

5.906 (H), 5.156 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.456

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