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Mug
Karl F. Leinonen (Born in Finland, 1866–1957)
about 1910
Object Place: Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 9.2 x 13.3 x 9.8 cm (3 5/8 x 5 1/4 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Nelson and Stephanie Clayton
Accession Number2016.181
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Marks
"STERLING" and "L" stamped into base
InscriptionsOn body, opposite handle, inscribed: "G.C.H."; on underside of base, inscribed "FROM / C.F.A. II / AND/ F.L.A. / 1910"
ProvenanceBy 1998, with Spencer Marks, Ltd. (gallery), Southampton, MA; 1998, sold by Spencer Marks, Ltd. to Nelson O. Clayton, Old Lyme, CT; 2016, gift of Clayton to the MFA. (Accession date: May 25, 2016)