Mug

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Object Name: 
Mug
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
2009.4.318
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 8.4 cm, W: 10 cm, D: 7.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
possibly 1856
Credit Line: 
Gift of Anna and Karl Koepke
Primary Description: 
Colorless, pressed. Mug has 12 sided foot and straight sides and faceted handle. Bottom is image of building with 1876 above and the words “INDEPENDENCE HALL”

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Koepke, Karl H. (d. 2009), Source
2009-05-26
Koepke, Ann, Source
2009-05-26
Inscription: 
1876 / INDEPENDENCE HALL
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