Collection Highlights
Politicians measuring Lincoln's shoes
Date:
March 5th 1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Politicians
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Traveling mug
Object Number:
1939.170
Date:
1844/45
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 7 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: front center: lion rampant on fess engraved on the front center of the body over, "I . C" in gothic script
stamped: to the right of the handle: "WC" in roman letters in a rectangle, a lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, a leopard's head in
Description:
Cast and seamed silver traveling mug; circular body with straight sides tapering from the flat base to the molded rim with bezel; hinged, circular lid with an applied, molded rim; cast, three-part, reeded, collapsible handle with hinges at the upper and lower body joints and at the right hand angles; lion rampant on fess engraved on the front center of the body over, "I . C" in gothic script; maker's marks stamped to the right of the handle, on the handle and inside the lid.
Gallery Label:
This traveling mug probably belonged to Israel Corse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
