Mug Maker, formerly attributed to: Hiram Yale and Company (American, ca. 1825–1831)

1825–31 and ca. 1900

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Pewter

Dimensions

6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
other (at base): 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
other (at rim): 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)

Credit Line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

Accession Number

1931.184

Geography

Made in Wallingford, Connecticut, Made in Sheffield

Culture

American, British

Period

19th century

Classification

Containers

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Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography
  • Graham Hood, American Pewter: Garvan and Other Collections at Yale (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1965), 30-31, no. 125, ill.
  • Ledlie I. Laughlin, Pewter in America: Its Makers and Their Marks, 2 vols. (Boston: Barre Publishers, 1940), 132, vol. 1.
  • Louis Guerineau Myers, Some Notes on American Pewterers (New York: Country Life, 1926), 75, ill.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

mugs

Marks

Laughlin mark #445

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