Mug

Date1780-1788

Maker Joseph Danforth I

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 6"; Diam (base): 4 11/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1950-920

DescriptionMug, tapered straight-sided cylindrical body with molding at rim, fillet mid-band below center, and tall outward-flaring base; conventional hollow S-scroll handle of D-shaped section with scroll grip and bud terminal.
Label TextThis was a particularly popular pattern of mug in Connecticut. Members of the Danforth family produced such mugs in a variety of sizes from at least the 1780s until well into the nineteenth century. Joseph Danforth I used these particular marks, especially on mugs.

InscribedNone
MarkingsTouch mark ""I D" within a rectangle with a crown stamped separately above on face of body to left of handle (Laughlin 374).
ProvenanceVendor: Dr. Percy E. Raymond, Lexington, Massachusetts.