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Culture/People
Paugussett (Paugusset)
Artist/Maker
Siacus, Paugussett (Paugusset)/Schaghticoke, ca. 1660-ca. 1750
Auction venue
Anderson Galleries, Inc. (Anderson Auction Company), 1887-1934
Previous owner
Edward A. Housman, Non-Indian, 1847-1925
Harriet Fairchild Starr (Mrs. George E. Starr), Non-Indian, 1839-1911
David Munson Fairchild, Non-Indian, 1775-1843
Collector
David Munson Fairchild, Non-Indian, 1775-1843
Previous owner
Siacus, Paugussett (Paugusset)/Schaghticoke, ca. 1660-ca. 1750
Object Name
Cup
Media/Materials
Apple wood
Techniques
Carved, chip carved
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
Place
Housatonic River; Gaylordsville (Gaylord's Bridge); Litchfield County; Connecticut; USA
Date created
1735-1740
Collection History
Given by the artist to an ancestor of David Munson Fairchild (1775-1843) in 1740; inherited by Harriet Fairchild Starr (1839-1911); given to Edward A. Housman (1847-1925) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI at an auction of Edward Housman's collection held at the Anderson Galleries, Inc. (New York City) in 1920.