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On Display: House - Oyster Bay Room
Mug (Cup)
1680-1720
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, buff-bodied)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1078
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1078
Object Name
Mug (Cup)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1680-1720
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, buff-bodied)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Slip decorated
- Pulled
Dimensions (inches)
2.638 (H) x 3.543 (L) x 2.953 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.7 (H) x 9 (L) x 7.5 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length includes handle.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Miller, J. Jefferson & Stone, Lyle M. 1970 Eighteenth-Century Ceramics from Fort Michilimackinac: A Study in Archaeology.
• Similarly decorated cup and mug fragments excavated at Fort Michilimackinac site, Michigan: p. 62, figs. 33a&b.Thesis: Brincat, Lauren Holly. 2014 John Browne's Flushing: Material Life on a Dutch Frontier, 1645-1700. M.A. Winterthur Winterthur Program in American Material Culture