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Mug
Accession # 85.163.4
Culture American
Designer Theodore Hess
Manufacturer Metalcrafts
Title Mug
Date ca. 1937
Medium Chrome-plated metal
Dimensions 5 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (14.1 x 13 x 8.3 cm)
Marks Stamped on underside of base in script: "Metalcrafts" [in quotation marks]
Inscriptions no inscriptions
Signed no signature
Credit Line H. Randolph Lever Fund
Location Visible Storage: Case 17, Shelf C (Contemporary Design)
Description One of pair of mugs, with 85.163.3. Composed of a straight, cylindrical cup with two rows of horizontal striations (one near the top, the other near the bottom) to which is attached a handle in the shape of a clef-note (a circle at the bottom attached to a straight vertical section which joins a short, straight horizontal piece at the rim of the mug). CONDITION: Mug with considerable wear due to use. All surfaces scratched from use and polishing. Base and interior similarly worn, with plate loss to top surface of handle.