Unusual 19th C. Marked American Copper Mug
Heavy rolled copper with a seam of large brazed dovetails beneath the handle. Bottom was formed over a lag to receive the dovetailed and brazed bottom, which carries a collection catalogue mark in red ink. The ear-form strap handle is riveted and ends at the bottom in a heart shaped terminal. Vestiges of tinning remain on the interior. The mug is unusual not only for its size (7¼”H with a capacity of 40 oz), but because at the left of the handle, up under the rim, it carries an eagle touchmark flanked by the numbers 18 on the left and 55 on the right. Possibly the date, possibly a sealer’s mark. But American copper mugs marked in any fashion are extremely uncommon.
$1,250
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