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2023-14, Mug
Mug
2023-14, Mug

Mug

Dateca. 1800-1820
OriginEngland
MediumLead glass
DimensionsOH: 4 5/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, Michael L. Westfall in Memory of Susan K. Westfall
Object number2023-14
DescriptionMug: barrel-shaped mug with reeded handle applied vertically to one side; the rim engraved with a star, swag and tassel border; the body engraved with three circular roundels, two containing masonic symbols and the third enclosing the cypher "RT" in overlapping flourishing script.
Label TextBritish and American newspapers record the availability of masonic engraved glassware on both sides of the Atlantic in the 18th and 19th centuries. This mug is a rare survival and could have been part of a larger set engraved for an individual with the initials "RT" who wished to proclaim his role as a Freemason.
InscribedOpposite the handle, engraved cypher "RT" in overlapping flourishing script.
ProvenanceWith Delomosne & Son Ltd., 2021-2023 (Tim and Victoria Osborne), Court Close, North Wraxall, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 7AD, United Kingdom
Ex coll: Peter and Pat Crofts
Funded by Mr. Michael L. Westfall,
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