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ONE CANN AND MUG MARK OF SAMUEL EDWARDS, BOSTON, THE CANNS CIRCA 1750, THE MUG CIRCA 1740
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TWO SILVER BALUSTER CANNS AND A SILVER MUG
ONE CANN AND MUG MARK OF SAMUEL EDWARDS, BOSTON, THE CANNS CIRCA 1750, THE MUG CIRCA 1740
Two canns, of similar baluster-form on molded domed foot, each engraved The Bequest of Turell Tufts to the First Church in Medford AD. 1842., one handle engraved H/S*M, marked under base with Kane mark C; one handle engraved M/E.L, apparently unmarked; the mug tapering cylindrical, with scroll handle, the body engraved with a monogrammed neoclassical cartouche beneath a ribbon-tied garland, the base engraved SW, marked on body with Kane mark C
The canns 5½ in. (13.8 cm.); 5 3/8 in. (13.4 cm.); 4 in. (10 cm.) high (3)
ONE CANN AND MUG MARK OF SAMUEL EDWARDS, BOSTON, THE CANNS CIRCA 1750, THE MUG CIRCA 1740
Two canns, of similar baluster-form on molded domed foot, each engraved The Bequest of Turell Tufts to the First Church in Medford AD. 1842., one handle engraved H/S*M, marked under base with Kane mark C; one handle engraved M/E.L, apparently unmarked; the mug tapering cylindrical, with scroll handle, the body engraved with a monogrammed neoclassical cartouche beneath a ribbon-tied garland, the base engraved SW, marked on body with Kane mark C
The canns 5½ in. (13.8 cm.); 5 3/8 in. (13.4 cm.); 4 in. (10 cm.) high (3)
Provenance
The canns: Turell Tufts (1770-1842)
First Parish Church, Medford
with Heller Antiques, 1994 (Edwards cann)
with Mark and Marjorie Allen, New Hampshire, 1994 (unmarked cann)
The mug: with Mark and Marjorie Allen, New Hampshire, 1991
First Parish Church, Medford
with Heller Antiques, 1994 (Edwards cann)
with Mark and Marjorie Allen, New Hampshire, 1994 (unmarked cann)
The mug: with Mark and Marjorie Allen, New Hampshire, 1991
Literature
The canns: E. Alfred Jones, Old Silver of American Churches, 1913, p. 274
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