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Mug
Edward Winslow (American, 1669–1753)
about 1710
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Lois Lilley Howe
Accession Number64.2046
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Catalogue Raisonné
Buhler, 1972, No. 70
DescriptionMug with straight tapering sides, applied (?) narrow rim, band semicircular in section two inches below, and molded baseband. Center point on bottom. Hollow scroll handle, flat outer surface, slight grip, upper joining (which is probably repaired) almost flush with rim; disc at lower joining, rounded upcurved tip (vent hole a slit).
Marks
Buhler mark b at left of handle.
InscriptionsEngraved on base in modern script "Edward Hutchinson /1678-1752)." The E is almost obliterated from handle at left below grip.
ProvenanceEdward Hutchinson (1678-1752), m. Lydia Foster 1705; descended in the family; by 1906 to Mrs. Estes Howe, mother of the donor; 1906, lent by Mrs. Estes Howe to the MFA; 1913, lent by Miss Sarah Howe to the MFA, April 22, 1913, returned October 29, 1913; 1964, bequest of Miss Lois Lilley Howe (Accession date: November 12, 1964).