Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1960.086.002 |
Object Name |
Mug |
Title |
Wilcox Silverplate Co. Child's Mug |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Year Range from |
1870 |
Year Range to |
1879 |
Made |
Wilcox Silverplate Co. |
Place of Origin |
Meriden, Connecticut, United States of America |
Description |
WILCOX SILVERPLATE CO. Christening mug or child's mug, from the 1870s. This mug has a pedestal base. It has a rounded lower part to the cup and then is straight-sided to the opening. The sides have linear designs and frond-like motifs. The handle is very ornate. Impress-stamped on the underside of the base is a crossed-hammer logo of the "Wilcox Silverplate Co." "134912" and "Quadruple Plate" are also present. |
Makers mark |
Impress-stamped on the underside of the base is a crossed-hammer logo of the "Wilcox Silverplate Co." "134912" and "Quadruple Plate" are also present. |
Provenance |
Last owned by Amy Kennedy, who suggested that it dates to the 1870s. She was a grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Inglis of Inglis Falls, Derby Township, Grey County (near Owen Sound). Her mother, Helen Inglis, married Mr. Thomas Kennedy of Owen Sound, Ontario. Thomas was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kennedy Sr. Peter Inglis was a mill owner. In her lifetime, Miss Kennedy resided both at Inglis Falls and at Owen Sound, Grey County. The Wilcox Silverplate Co., founded in 1865, was first known as the Wilcox Britannia Company, in Meriden, Connecticut. The name was changed in 1867. It later became one of the founding companies of International Silver in 1898. |
Collection |
Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Metal/Silver |
Dimensions |
H-11.8 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Inglis, Peter Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, Amy Kennedy, Helen |
Subjects |
Children eating & drinking Drinking vessels Silverware |
Search Terms |
Inglis Falls Derby Township |