Bottle (Nursing Bottle)

Museum Object Number 1965.1469

Object Name

Bottle (Nursing Bottle)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Boardman & Hart (Maker)

Lucius Hart (Maker)

Creator Notes

Boardman & Hart was the third incarnation of the Boardman's company in New York, New York. The business began with Timothy Boardman in 1822, and was called Timothy Boardman & Co. When he died two years later, the company name changed to Boardman & Company, and Lucius Hart of Rocky Hill took over the management. In 1827, Lucius became an active partner, and the company name changed to Boardman & Hart, by which it was known its dissolution in 1847. Lucius continued on his own until 1853 or later. For more on Boardman & Hart's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.98; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Pewter and Silver Marks (1949), p.242; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.125; and Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.135. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.1, p.128-130 and vol.3, p.183-184 and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.138-140.Lucius Hart trained with Thomas Danforth Boardman beginning in 1819. Lucius, whose step-mother was also a Boardman, took over the business Timothy Boardman & Co. when Timothy Boardman died in 1825. At that time, the company name changed to Boardman & Company. In 1827, Lucius became an active partner, and the company name changed to Boardman & Hart on January 1, 1828, by which it was known its dissolution in 1847. Lucius continued on his own until 1853 or even later, possibly still capitalizing on the Boardman name. For more on Lucius Hart and Boardman & Hart's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.98; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Pewter and Silver Marks (1949), p.242; and Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.135. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.1, p.128-130 and vol.3, p.183-184; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.133; and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.138-140.

Date of Birth

182806/14/1803

Date of Death

18471871

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1828-1853

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside, center of base; "BOAR [ ]/ & HAR[ ]" in stacked rectangles, stamped
2. Mark; Underside, center of base; "N-YORK" in rectangle, stamped

Subjects

Childcare; Pharmacy; Apothecary

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

6.75 (H) , 3.875 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.145 (H) , 9.842 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

The above measurements are for the entire object. The cap or nipple is 1.675 inches in height by 1.25 inches in diameter. The bottle body is 5.5 inches in height. The interior of the neck opening is .7 inches in diameter.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 12-1, p. 191-192
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 156, 157, pl. 34