Kettle stand

Museum Object Number 1951.0050 B

Object Name

Kettle stand

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Edward Lownes (Maker)

Date of Birth

1792

Date of Death

1834

Place of Origin

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

Date

1817-1834

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Kettle stand (B), spirit lamp, underside; "E·LOWNES" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Kettle stand (B), spirit lamp, underside; "[E]·LOWNES" stamped in a rectangle

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Cast, Wrought, Chased, Molded

Dimensions (inches)

4.488 (H) , 8.465 (L) , 8.465 (W) , 29.7712 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.4 (H) , 21.5 (L) , 21.5 (W) , 844 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

Measurements given are without stand (B). Overall Height with stand: 32.600cm (w/o handle) 38.000cm (w/ handle)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 387-388, no. 386
[Catalogue] Zimmerman, Philip D. 1992 Seeing Things Differently.
• Illustrated: p. 31, fig. 43
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 279
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example of mark, p. 91
[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1937 American Silversmiths and Their Marks II. 82 p.
• Example of marks that match marks on spoon, p. 33