Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009

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Art of the Americas: July 2008–June 2009


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Mug

about 1720–30
Andrew Tyler
Overall: 10.2 x 11.4 x 8.9 x 6.7 cm (4 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in.)
Silver

Classification: Silver hollowware

Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts

Accession number: 2009.2303

Location: Burton A. Cleaves Gallery (Early Baroque)

Provenance/Ownership History: Probably made for Robert Auchmuty Jr. To Thaddeus Mason (1706-1802) and his second wife, Elizabeth (Sewall) Mason (1721-1755), m. November 7, 1748, of Cambridge, Massachusetts; by descent to their daughter Rebecca (Mason) Harris (1738-1801) and her husband, William Harris (1744-1778), of Charlestown ; by descent to their son, Thaddeus Mason Harris (1768-1842); by descent to John Alexander Harris (1804-1882); by descent to Thaddeus Harris (1856-1900); by descent to Mason Dix Harris (1898-1986) and Zaydee DeJonge (Mrs. Mason Dix) Harris (1898-1995); by descent to their son, Mason Dix Harris, Jr; 2009, gift of Mr. Harris to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 22, 2009)

Gift of Mason Harris and family