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Wine Cup, John Hull, 1660, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

This wine cup is among the earliest and rarest examples of colonial American silver, made in the Massachusetts Bay Colony around 1660 by John Hull and Robert Sanderson. Born in England and raised in Boston, Hull was appointed mintmaster for the Colony in 1652, partnering then with Sanderson. The cup’s restrained style and lack of ornamentation express the Puritan values of early settlers. Commissioned by William Needham, later sexton of Old South Church in Boston, the vessel was used domestically—a decidedly uncommon possession even for an established family of the time. An inscription was added to the cup when Needham donated it to Braintree Church in 1688. Restricted gift of the Antiquarian Society; Mary Swissler Oldberg Memorial Fund; restricted gifts of Samuel Mencoff and of Jamee J. and Marshall Field; Mary Swissler Oldberg Fund; restricted gifts of Marilynn Thoma, Mrs. Herbert A. Vance, Erica C. Meyer, National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Illinois, and Jan and Tom Pavlovic Size: 17.2 × 9.2 × 9.4 cm (6 3/4 × 3 5/8 × 3 11/16 in.) Medium: Silver

Pair of Pine Tree Shillings, John Hull, 1663, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

In 1652 the General Court of Massachusetts called upon John Hull and Robert Sanderson to establish the first local mint in the state. To prevent counterfeiting of the new currency, a design of a pine tree within a double-bead ring, enclosing the words IN MASATHVSETS on one side and NEW ENGLAND AN DOM on the other, was stamped on the coins. Although the coins were produced every year until 1682, all were stamped with the date of the founding of the mint: 1652. Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan Size: Each diam.: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); 4.6 g Medium: Silver

Wine Cup, John Hull, 1660, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

This wine cup is among the earliest and rarest examples of colonial American silver, made in the Massachusetts Bay Colony around 1660 by John Hull and Robert Sanderson. Born in England and raised in Boston, Hull was appointed mintmaster for the Colony in 1652, partnering then with Sanderson. The cup’s restrained style and lack of ornamentation express the Puritan values of early settlers. Commissioned by William Needham, later sexton of Old South Church in Boston, the vessel was used domestically—a decidedly uncommon possession even for an established family of the time. An inscription was added to the cup when Needham donated it to Braintree Church in 1688. Restricted gift of the Antiquarian Society; Mary Swissler Oldberg Memorial Fund; restricted gifts of Samuel Mencoff and of Jamee J. and Marshall Field; Mary Swissler Oldberg Fund; restricted gifts of Marilynn Thoma, Mrs. Herbert A. Vance, Erica C. Meyer, National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Illinois, and Jan and Tom Pavlovic Size: 17.2 × 9.2 × 9.4 cm (6 3/4 × 3 5/8 × 3 11/16 in.) Medium: Silver

Pair of Pine Tree Shillings, John Hull, 1663, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

In 1652 the General Court of Massachusetts called upon John Hull and Robert Sanderson to establish the first local mint in the state. To prevent counterfeiting of the new currency, a design of a pine tree within a double-bead ring, enclosing the words IN MASATHVSETS on one side and NEW ENGLAND AN DOM on the other, was stamped on the coins. Although the coins were produced every year until 1682, all were stamped with the date of the founding of the mint: 1652. Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan Size: Each diam.: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); 4.6 g Medium: Silver

Wine Cup, John Hull, 1660, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

This wine cup is among the earliest and rarest examples of colonial American silver, made in the Massachusetts Bay Colony around 1660 by John Hull and Robert Sanderson. Born in England and raised in Boston, Hull was appointed mintmaster for the Colony in 1652, partnering then with Sanderson. The cup’s restrained style and lack of ornamentation express the Puritan values of early settlers. Commissioned by William Needham, later sexton of Old South Church in Boston, the vessel was used domestically—a decidedly uncommon possession even for an established family of the time. An inscription was added to the cup when Needham donated it to Braintree Church in 1688. Restricted gift of the Antiquarian Society; Mary Swissler Oldberg Memorial Fund; restricted gifts of Samuel Mencoff and of Jamee J. and Marshall Field; Mary Swissler Oldberg Fund; restricted gifts of Marilynn Thoma, Mrs. Herbert A. Vance, Erica C. Meyer, National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Illinois, and Jan and Tom Pavlovic Size: 17.2 × 9.2 × 9.4 cm (6 3/4 × 3 5/8 × 3 11/16 in.) Medium: Silver

Sixpence by John Hull, American Decorative Arts

Medium: Silver

Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY