Pap boat

Museum Object Number 2022.0015.002

Object Name

Pap boat

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Judith C. and John A. Herdeg

Creator (Role)

Daniel Christian Fueter

Creator Notes

Daniel Christian Fueter's son, Lewis (Ludwig Anton) Fueter (1746-1784) also trained as a goldsmith and remained working in New York until 1783 when he followed British forces to Halifax, Nova Scotia and then to Jamaica in 1784. John Anthony Beau, a Swiss (Geneva) goldsmith specializing in chasing, is advertised as working with the Fueters in New York in The New-York Gazette and the Weekly Mercury, July 31, 1769. For other Fueter ads, see: The Arts & Crafts in New York 1726-1776, New York Historical Society, 1938, pp. 41-44.

Date of Birth

04/14/1720

Date of Death

01/31/1785

Place of Origin

New York, New York, North America

Date

1754-1769

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; "N: / YORK" stamped
2. Mark; Underside; "DCF" in surround, stamped, partly effaced

Subjects

Food; Childcare; Disability

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought

Dimensions (inches)

1.125 (H) , 4.625 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 2.6 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.857 (H) , 11.748 (L) , 6.35 (W) , 73 (Weight)

Object Description

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