Cup with Handle
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Pewter
DATES
1817–1856
DIMENSIONS
2 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (7.3 x 9.8 x 7.3 cm)
Height of cup only (excluding handle): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
No marks
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
27.463
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. Samuel Doughty
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Small handled pewter cup or mug. Cylindrical body pinched in at center with narrow band around top and bottom edge; two incised parallel lines ring body. Attached handle in shape of "?" with ball end and scrolled flair on top.
CONDITION: Fair; body bent / misshapen; several patches of discoloration; pitting around body, some of the pit marks have turned into pin-sized holes; hairline crack in body between handle joins.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Attributed to William Calder (American, 1817–1856). Cup with Handle, 1817–1856. Pewter, 2 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (7.3 x 9.8 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Samuel Doughty, 27.463. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.463.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 27.463.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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