Posnet

Museum Object Number 1960.0918

Object Name

Posnet

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Lawrence Langworthy (Maker)

Creator Notes

Lawrence Langworthy is the earliest pewter-maker of verified record. He became a freeman in 1735, though he lived in Newport, Rhode Island as early as May, 1731. Pieces with the initials "LL" have been attributed to Langworthy on the grounds that no other pewterer with those initials is known in either England or America (Laughlin, vol.1, p.87-88 and vol.3, p.49). For more on Lawrence Langworthy's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.122-123 and Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.135. See also C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.265 and Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.1, p.87-88 and vol.3, p.49.

Date of Birth

1692

Date of Death

10/19/1739

Place of Origin

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

Date

1730

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Handle; "LANGWORTHY 1730", cast

Materials

Bronze

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

9.134 (H) , 20.866 (L) , 9.449 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.2 (H) , 53 (L) , 24 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 3 a, p. 70.
[Article] 2010 Lawrance Langworthy: Newport Pewterer. Pewter Collectors Club of America Bulletin. 14 (3): 42-48.
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