Historic silver of the Colonies and its makers (1917)
Bigelow, Francis Hill, 1859-1933 · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 201
reeded. The mugis decorated with Chinese subjects such as werepopular on English plate from about 1670 until1695. It was doubtless this shape that wasreferred to by Colonel William Byrd of Virginiawhen ordering the new-fashioned silver mugfrom his merchant in London in 1684. Mugsof this kind were… … 91. John Coney. H. 3! in. Of this variety ISthe Colonial mug(Illus.91) made by-John Coney(165 5-1722) of Boston,engraved with theinitials MW forMary Willoughby,who was born in1676 at Salem, agranddaughter ofFrancis Willough-by who was thedeputy governorfrom 1665 to 1671 ;she was an ancestor of Mrs.…
Silverwork -- United States
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