22:50 10/13/2009
maker is now known to be Robert Bonynge, Boston, Mass., middle third of 1700s
13:38 03/22/2009
Attributable to Robert Bonynge, Boston, w. 1731-1763
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Pint Mug
- Maker: Robert Bonynge
- Medium: Pewter
- Place Made: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Dates: 1760-1782
- Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (13 x 14.6 x 9.8 cm)
- Markings: Impressed on inside bottom, partially obscured by pitted marks: "B"
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 45.10.141
- Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
- Image: Overall, 45.10.141.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
- Catalogue Description: Pewter pint mug, tulip-shaped body (bulbous at bottom, tapers inward then flares back out at top) with banded lip raised on round, slightly stepped foot. Thin molded band runs around body above bulge. Attached cast S-shaped handle (soldered on) with short tail end; handle tapers toward end and terminates in round end. CONDITION: Fair; all-over scratches, small dents, and pit marks; dark discolored spots or corrosion, especially around lip and underside of foot.
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