Plate

Museum Object Number 1953.0155.003

Object Name

Plate

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Creator (Role)

Samuel Kilbourn (Maker)

Creator Notes

Samuel Kilbourn possibly apprenticed with Thomas Danforth, III. Samuel formed a partnership with Jephtha Porter upon his arrival in Baltimore in 1813 or 1814; it appears that they worked together only until 1816. According to Laughlin, Samuel is the only pewterer working south of the Mason-Dixon Line to create hollowware, instead of only flatware. For more on Samuel Kilbourn's marks, see C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.264; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.119-120; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.135; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.223. See also J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.116 and Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.79-80.

Date of Birth

1770

Date of Death

07/08/1839

Place of Origin

Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1814-1831

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside, center, left; "[ ]BURN" above and "[ ]IMORE." below with an eagle, all within a serrated circle, stamped
2. Mark; Underside, center, right; "S.KILBORN" above and "[ ]TIMORE" below with an eagle, all within a serrated circle, stamped

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

0.875 (H) , 8.675 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.223 (H) , 22.035 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Diameter is of base.

Object Description

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