A PEWTER MUTCHKIN BARREL MUG

A PEWTER MUTCHKIN BARREL MUG

SCOTTISH, C.1777-1813

James Wright, Edinburgh mark inside base, the plain body with a single incised line below the rim and above the foot, ownership initials ‘WC’ and ‘IS’ separated by a wheat ear (the initials are engraved in the Scottish tradition signifying the names of the husband and wife’s maiden name), the bold handle with semi-erect thumbrest and fishtail terminal

15.4 fl oz. 12.5cm high

Provenance

The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.

Formerly in the Michael Boorer Collection.

Catalogue Note

This lot is possibly a unique survivor of the Scottish barrel body form.