Mug

Object Name:

Mug

Object ID:

1925.009.02

Creator:

Revere, Paul (1734-1818)Silversmith

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

circa 1765

Description:

Mug. Made by Paul Revere (1734-1818), Boston, MA; c. 1765. Silver. Hooped barrel form. Tapered cylindrical body constructed of sheet silver seamed vertically at the handle with inset circular base. Two broad bands of horizontal reeding are pressed into the sheeting. Two piece, hollow, D-shaped handle with flat sides cast into two parts and soldered vertically. Bottom of handle appears to have a hole in center of circular mark. Thumb pad on top of handle as well as depression just below the thumb pad. Scroll below lower attachment of handle. Small divet on center of base, exterior. Engraved on front of mug (opposite of handle) in feathered script "WT" in intertwined letters. Stamped below rim near handle in upper case Roman letters, "REVERE" within a plain rectangle with an irregular bottom. Scratched on bottom exterior "oz duet / 19 +16" in lower case script.

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

H-5.1 W-6.6 Dia-4.5 inches

Provenance:

Made by Paul Revere around 1765 for William Tuck (1741-1826) of Manchester, MA. Given to his son Jacob Tuck (1808-1870) in 1823. Jacob Tuck was pastor of the Baptist Church in Stratham, NH, at the time of his death in 1870.

Credit Line:

Gift of Edward Tuck

People:

Tuck, William (1741-1826), Tuck, Jacob (1808-1870), Revere, Paul (1734-1818), Tuck, Edward (1842-1938)