Mug
Date1752-1753
Marked by
John White
(English, working ca. 1719 - 1789)
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver (Sterling)
DimensionsOH: (handle and rim) 4 1/8"; Diam. (rim) 2 11/16"; Diam (base) 3 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1945-2
DescriptionBaluster-shaped body with everted rim with molded edge; cast double-scroll handle with leaf grip and scroll terminal; broad circular splayed base with molded face and edge. Uninscribed as to owner.Label TextA pair of similar mugs of 1753/54 by Richard Gurney and Thomas Cooke of London, engraved with the arms and motto of the Byrd family of Westover Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, was sold by Maria Byrd in 1788 along with six other pieces of family silver to John Brown of Providence, Rhode Island. They are privately owned.
InscribedNone
MarkingsMaker's mark "JW" in script letters within a shaped reserve, leopard's head crowned, lion passant, and date letter on underside of base.
ProvenanceEx Coll: Henry Philip Stause. Mr. Strause was born in Richmond and worked with the British-American Tobacco Company. He died on October 11, 1947. He loaned a considerable number of objects to the Virginia Museum in 1936.
Sold by Thalhimer Brothers, Richmond, 1945 to CWF.
