E. & W. Bennett
Mug

MakerAmerican, active 1848–1856
ModelerAmerican, 1805–1868
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mug
Datec. 1850–1855
Made inBaltimore, Maryland, United States
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (Rockingham ware)
Dimensions4 1/4 × 5 1/8 × 3 3/4 in. (10.8 × 13 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Jas A. Gundry
Object numberB.2013.22
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Maple Bedroom
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionWith the increasing use of the pitcher and basin for personal hygiene within the American home in the early nineteenth century, the need lessened for the large barber's basin, designed to hold water and to catch the soap and whiskers removed when shaving. About 1830 the shaving mug—a new, smaller, more easily handled form—was introduced. The straight-sided beverage mug was adapted, and a compartment was added to hold the shaving soap, occasionally on the outside or more commonly inside the lip (as seen on the present example). The Bennett design, with the relief ornament on each side, evokes the Toby form. The applied handle is log shaped.
ProvenanceJas A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on bottom: E&W BENNETT / CANTON-AVENUE / BALTIMORE, Md.

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