Mug

Description:

Plain, tulip-shape mug with flared, incised rim on a flattened circular base; quart size. Hollow, D-section, tapered S-scroll handle with pointed-tongue thumbrest and bud terminal; no strut. Seam visible above low belly on body. No marks.

Date Made: 1750 - 1775

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: England

Subject: BeveragesDrinking

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1977.0918.78Accession Number: 1977.0918Catalog Number: 1977.0918.78

Object Name: mug

Physical Description: pewter (overall material)Measurements: mug: 5 7/8 in x 6 1/2 in x 4 3/4 in; 14.9225 cm x 16.51 cm x 12.065 cmrim diameter: 4 7/16 in; 11.27125 cmbase diameter: 4 7/8 in; 12.3825 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-f4fc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_303864

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