Pitcher (Pitcher with lid)

Museum Object Number 1965.1455

Object Name

Pitcher (Pitcher with lid)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Boardman & Hall (Maker)

Franklin D. Hall (Maker)

Henry S. Boardman (Maker)

Date of Birth

18441820

Date of Death

18451895

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1844-1845

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside of base; "BOARDMAN / & HALL" stamped in a conforming rectangle.
2. Mark; Underside of base, below maker's mark; "PHILAD..\A" stamped in rectangle.
3. Mark; Underside of base, above maker's mark; "X" stamped incuse in Roman capitals.

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

9.646 (H) , 9.055 (W) , 4.724 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

24.5 (H) , 23 (W) , 12 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Diameter is of base.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 7-6, pp. 130-131