Mug

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Mug

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.338

Description

Mug: straight sides, with base at bottom; hollow-cast handle with bud terminal; excise mark at upper left of juncture of handle and drum.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Capacity: 1 quart

Height

6 in

Diameter

4-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 x 4 3/4 in. (15.2 x 12.1 cm)

Dimension Description

Capacity: 1 quart

Diameter

3-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)

Material

Pewter

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Misc.: Excise stamp mark, partially obliterated, seems to be a crown above "V R", "W R" or, less likely, "G R". If initials do indeed signify the reigning monarch, then stamp was applied much subsequent to the making of the mug, as such excise marks are, according to Cotterell, a 19th century addition.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Bar