Mug

Date1748-1780

Artist/Maker John Townsend

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 4 ¾"; Diam (base): 3 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1956-79

DescriptionMug with baluster-shaped body with plain rim supported on broad circular splayed base with molded face and edge; conventional S-scroll handle of D-shaped section with scroll grip and bud terminal.
InscribedNone
MarkingsIndistinct touch mark with pascal lamb within a vertical oval, probably framed by "IOHN" above and "TOWNSEND" below within scrolled reserves with "17" to the left and "48" to the right on interior center-bottom of base (Cotterell 4795).
ProvenanceVendor: Thomas D. & Constance R. Williams, Litchfield, Ct