Historic silver of the Colonies and its makers (1917)
Bigelow, Francis Hill, 1859-1933 · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 203
tin-guished himself atthe- battle of Bun-ker Hill where hecommanded a com-pany of artillery.The mug belongsto Mrs. ElizabethHooper Betton, the seventh in descent fromSamuel Russell. Another of this type (Illus. 95), with amoulded base, was made by William Cowell(1682-1736) of Boston. It belongs to… … 95. William Cowell. H. 4 in. Mugs 173 Edward and Experience Battles who weremarried in 1707. Considering that this typeis simply the beaker of which so many speci-mens are in the New England churches, it seemssomewhat strange that so few fitted with handles,as mugs, are to be found therein. As…
Silverwork -- United States
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