Coffee pot (Teapot)

Museum Object Number 1953.0031

Object Name

Coffee pot (Teapot)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Calder (Maker)

Creator Notes

William Calder apprenticed with Samuel E. Hamlin Jr in his native Providence before working in Philadelphia for a year. Calder was back in Providence by 1817 at the latest, at which point he purchased molds from Josiah Keene and opened his own shop. Charles Plumly worked as a journeyman for Calder in Providence in 1829. For more on William Calder's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.53; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.126; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.218; Kauffman, The American Pewter (1970), p136; and C. Jacob Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.244. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vo.1, p.100-102; J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.135.

Date of Birth

07/18/1792

Date of Death

12/05/1856

Place of Origin

Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1825-1856

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark ; Underside; "CALDER" stamped in a serrated rectangle.
2. Mark; Underside; "PROVIDENCE" stamped incuse in Roman capitals.

Materials

Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

11.024 (H) , 10.827 (W) , 5.906 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

28 (H) , 27.5 (W) , 15 (Diam)

Object Description

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