Mug

Date1754 (dated)

MediumWhite salt-glazed stoneware

DimensionsH: 5"; D: 3 5/16"; D(with handle): 5 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1965-126

DescriptionMug: cylindrical with slight molding at lip and foot; strap loop handle with pushed tab at lower terminal, sunken-base foot; scratch blue decoration on side of floral spray with scroll-like leaves flanked by "1754" and "M I".Inscription(s)"M I" and "1754" inscribed in scratch blue on either side of the handle.ProvenancePurchased from Otto M. Wasserman, New York