Funnel

Museum Object Number 1982.0007

Object Name

Funnel

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Henry Will (Maker)

Creator Notes

Son of John Will, Pewterer; brother of William and Philip. Married Magdalena Haan in 1761 and became a freeman of New York City in 1765. He moved to Albany in 1775 or 1776. In 1783, Henry purchased property from John Townsend at 3 Water Street, New York (Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.2, p.13-14). For Henry Will's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), pp.176-180; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), section 2, p.284; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.144; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.228. See also J.B. Kerfoot, Ameican Pewter (1942), p.80 and Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.3, pp.101-103.

Date of Birth

1735

Date of Death

1802

Place of Origin

Albany or New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin possibly Albany, New York per previous cataloguer (2006).

Date

1761-1793

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark ; Exterior side of funnel near lip; "H·W" stamped in a circle with a star above and below.
2. Mark; Exterior side of funnel near lip; "ED" stamped incuse in Roman capitals.

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

7.283 (H) , 5.827 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.5 (H) , 14.8 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Henry Will Account Book.
• Published: fig. 16, p. xxxv
[Book] Butler, Robin. 2009 Great British Wine Accessories 1550-1900.
• Chapter on wine funnels: pp. 110-123, metalwork, glass, ceramic, etc.