A DOCUMENTED PEWTER ONE AND HALF PINT TULIP MUG

A DOCUMENTED PEWTER ONE AND HALF PINT TULIP MUG

WIGAN, C.1765

hallmarks of Edward Westhead, Wigan, (fl.c1760-73) below a crowned ‘X’ to left of handle, and hallmarks in the base, the plain body with a tongued thumbrest handle and ball terminal

29.6 fl oz. 15.2cm high

Provenance

The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.

Formerly in the Sandy Law Collection Phillips 25th September 1997, part lot 109.

Literature

Carl Ricketts, ‘Early English Pewter Drinking Mugs’, no #205.