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Mug: AAL.42-2009

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Locke, Nathaniel

Entities

Categories

Description

Of tapered cylindrical form on simple rim base with reeded edge, and with slightly everted lip; a simple "S" scroll handle engraved with initials "I" above "I R". The body engraved with a griffin rampant on a striped bar.

Legal notes

Lent by Jonathan Gray of The Bill Gray Collection

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 7.9 cm
Height: 8.9 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (2009) by Gray, Jonathan

Dating

Queen Anne
18th Century
Production date: AD 1708

Materials used in production

Silver

Techniques used in production

Engraving (incising)
Reeding

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: "I" above "I R"
  • Location: Handle
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.42-2009
Primary reference Number: 184551
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 20 June 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mug" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184551 Accessed: 2024-12-22 23:14:09

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184551 |title=Mug |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 23:14:09|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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