Mug
date: label: date made
content: 1750-1770
label: date engraved
content: 1796
notes: label: Description
content: Raised bulbous or bellied cann or mug engraved "Second / Presbyterian / Church / in / Newburyport." beneath drapery swags. Flared rim scored twice around exterior, rounded bottom, and cast flared circular foot. Hollow, double C-scroll handle has a sprigged upper terminal with flared strut and a split scroll lower terminal with oval attachment. Rim exterior struck once to left of handle "W.SIMPKINS" in raised serif letters in a curvilinear surround. Centerpoint on bottom underside.
label: Description
content: Maker is William Simpkins (1704-1780) of Boston, MA; engraving added later.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
label: place used
content: United States: Massachusetts, Newburyport
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Estate of Arthur Michael
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.383580
label: catalog number
content: 383580
label: accession number
content: 162866
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mug
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 3/8 in x 5 in x 3 3/8 in; 13.6525 cm x 12.7 cm x 8.5725 cm