Teapot

Museum Object Number 1966.1146

Object Name

Teapot

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Boardman & Hart (Maker)

Lucius Hart (Maker)

Creator Notes

Boardman & Hart was the third incarnation of the Boardman's company in New York, New York. The business began with Timothy Boardman in 1822, and was called Timothy Boardman & Co. When he died two years later, the company name changed to Boardman & Company, and Lucius Hart of Rocky Hill took over the management. In 1827, Lucius became an active partner, and the company name changed to Boardman & Hart, by which it was known its dissolution in 1847. Lucius continued on his own until 1853 or later. For more on Boardman & Hart's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.98; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Pewter and Silver Marks (1949), p.242; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.125; and Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.135. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.1, p.128-130 and vol.3, p.183-184 and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.138-140.Lucius Hart trained with Thomas Danforth Boardman beginning in 1819. Lucius, whose step-mother was also a Boardman, took over the business Timothy Boardman & Co. when Timothy Boardman died in 1825. At that time, the company name changed to Boardman & Company. In 1827, Lucius became an active partner, and the company name changed to Boardman & Hart on January 1, 1828, by which it was known its dissolution in 1847. Lucius continued on his own until 1853 or even later, possibly still capitalizing on the Boardman name. For more on Lucius Hart and Boardman & Hart's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.98; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Pewter and Silver Marks (1949), p.242; and Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.135. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.1, p.128-130 and vol.3, p.183-184; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.133; and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.138-140.

Date of Birth

182806/14/1803

Date of Death

18471871

Place of Origin

Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

The creation place was identified as Hartford, Connecticut or New York City by Montgomery.

Date

1827-1853

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Bottom, underside; "BOARDMAN / & HART" in stacked rectangles, stamped
2. Mark; Bottom, underside; "N-YORK" in a rectangle, stamped

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal; Wood

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

11.25 (H) , 9.875 (W) , 4.75 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

28.575 (H) , 25.082 (W) , 12.065 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Diameter is of foot.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 11-22, pp. 185-187
[Book] Ebert, Katherine. 1973 Collecting American Pewter.
• Published: p. 67
[Book] Thomas, John Carl. 1976 Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers.
• Published: Fig. 131, p. 130.