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Egg Cup
ca. 1863
Maker not marked
USA: Massachusetts, Boston
Wood
overall: 4-1/8"h x 2-1/8"dia
Loaned by the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts
GL2004.2600

Turned wooden egg cup. On bottom is paper label "Made from / wood / of the old / John Hancock / House / Beacon St. / Boston / Mass / 1863".


The John Hancock House in Boston, Massachusetts, was torn down in 1863. This cup, a souvenir of the structure, made of wood taken from the house. For further information, see Newell, Aimee, et.al., "Curiosities of the Craft: Treasures from the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Collection", 2013, p. 232-233.