Mug
- Object Name:
- Mug
- Object ID:
- 1942.001.12
- Creator:
- Ching, Lee -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Canton, China
- Date:
- 1875
- Description:
- Silver Chinese Mug with dragon handle. Dragon is ferocious-looking and biting at top edge of mug. Entire surface of mug covered with figures and scenes, men on horses, men running with spears, flags and banners, pagodas, houses, and mountains, as well as trees, etc., all in relief. Interior of mug is smooth and gold-washed. Bottom stamped "LEE CHING" in uneven rectangle. Owner's initials "MHJ" in decorative script capital letters on small, plain, shield-shaped piece of silver on front of mug, directly opposite handle. Cellophane tape residue on bottom.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-3.6 W-4.375 Dia-2.3 inches
- Provenance:
- According to donor's notebook, she "Bought of Guild Inne" in 1891. The piece "came from family of a sea captain." Date of c. 1875 based on online auction research of similar mugs marked "Lee Ching".
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
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