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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 239811, member: 44&quot;]<span style="color: #ff0000">Ooops.... hold on!!!!</span> WR with crown isn&#039;t William IV but that of William III!&nbsp; William IV mark was crown over WIVR.</p><p>Scroll a good 1/2 way down the page to:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Unknown Maker – 3 animals passant – stags or horses, not lions? Made in time of Crown over WR verification… likely William III ale standard&quot;</p><p><a href="http://www.pewterbank.com/html/mug_-_measure_marks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pewterbank.com/html/mug_-_measure_marks.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pewterbank.com/html/mug_-_measure_marks.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pewtersociety.org/identify/verification-and-capacity-marks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pewtersociety.org/identify/verification-and-capacity-marks" rel="nofollow">http://www.pewtersociety.org/identify/verification-and-capacity-marks</a></p><p><br /></p><p>He was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1689 to 1702. This puts a new light on the subject. The lack of a capacity mark on the mug bothered me. According to the following page, capacity marks were not required until 1826 though many did before.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really do believe the &quot;IR&quot; are the initials of the original owner because it was not uncommon for the owner to use 2 or 3 initials on something this size. Pewter makers&#039; touchmarks were usually more detailed/ornate.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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