Mug

Date1793-1801

Artist/Maker Edgar, Curtis & Co.

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH (handle): 6 1/16"; H (rim): 5 15/16"; Diam (rim): 4 1/16"; Diam (base): 4 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2000-138

DescriptionPewter mug of quart size; tall tapered straight sides with molding at rim, fillet mid-band above lower handle attachment and above two-part molded base band; ample scroll handle with simple grip at shoulder and in a ball terminal soldered to the body at rim and below mid-band. Uninscribed as to owner.
Label TextThis firm consisted of a partnership between Preston Edgar I and James Curtis, both of Bristol. They had previously been partners with Robert Bush in the firm of Robert Bush & Co., dissolved in 1793. Edgar, Curtis & Co. began in that year, for, according to Cotterell, it is mentioned in the Matthew's First Bristol Directory of 1793/94, as well as in the directory of 1801. The figure of Neptune appropriately appears in the mark of this firm that sent cargoes of its product by ship to America. Such imported mugs provided models for American artisans.
InscribedNone
MarkingsSmall-size touch mark with standing figure of Neptune with trident in right hand and the tail of a dolphin in his left hand framed by "EDGAR CURTIS & Co " within an outlined circular band on interior of base in center (Peal MPM 1508).
ProvenancePurchased from Thomas C. Campbell, Hawleyville, Connecticut.