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English John Mitchison George III Sterling Silver Mounted Coconut Cup
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DETAILS
An antique, 18th century Georgian coconut goblet with silver mounts on a pedestal foot. The front features an oval plaque engraved with the owner's monogram: IR. At the time coconuts would have been quite a novelty to England, most-likely brought by a sailor. The silver mounted decoration would have been done by a silversmith converting it into a drinking vessel.
MAKER
John Mitchison (Newcastle, England, active 1774-92)
MARKS
Hallmarked: (maker) IM, (duty) monarch's head and (standard) lion.
PERIOD
Late 18th century
DATE
Circa 1790
DIMENSIONS
Width 3.5 Depth 3.5 Height 5 inches
