Basin (Basin with lid)

Museum Object Number 1966.1147 A, B

Object Name

Basin (Basin with lid)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Sherman Boardman (Maker)

Thomas Danforth Boardman (Maker)

Date of Birth

7/10/178701/21/1784

Date of Death

3/20/186109/10/1873

Place of Origin

Hartford, New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1820-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Inside bottom; "BOARDMAN/ WA[ ]" stamped within a circle with a double border and an American eagle with spread wings and a shield body directed toward the left.

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast, Spun

Dimensions (inches)

8.661 (H) , 14.567 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22 (H) , 37 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 8-11, p. 144
[Book] Ebert, Katherine. 1973 Collecting American Pewter.
• Published: p. 88