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Child's Cup
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Spun cylindrical child's cup or mug with a hollow, flat-top curved handle and a machine-stamped band patterned with diamonds and milling above the flared base; body has matte surface, while single-bead rim, handle and base are shiny. Engraved on front "W" in script. Underside of flat bottom is struck with three marks: a lion passant facing right in clipped-corner surround, an anchor in a shield, and the raised Old English or gothic letter "G" in a surround; "STERLING" in incuse serif letters; and "O"; incised between marks are "XIV" and "3002".
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineChild's Cup. 1882. Washington, Mary Anne Hammond. National Museum of American History, Mrs. Ellen Washington Bellamy. CC0.
