Metals
William Simpkins (Maker)
Boston, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Silver
Wrought
2017.0017.001 A, B
Object Number2017.0017.001 A, B |
Pepper box (Pepper castor or shaker)
Metals
Gift of Barbara Schwartz, in memory of her parents, Iris & Seymour Schwartz
William Simpkins (Maker)
1704-1780
Boston, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1. Mark; Underside; "W.SIMPKINS" stamped in rectangle
2. Inscription; Underside; "B / R*H"
Silver
Wrought
3.875 (H) , 3 (W) , 2.9 (Weight)
9.842 (H) , 7.62 (W) , 81 (Weight)
Weight in 1979: 2 oz. 15 dwt. troy
Text available soon.
[Book] Kane, Patricia E. 1998 Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers. 1241.
• Biography, mark and item: 892-899
[Journal] The Magazine Antiques.
• Published: vol. 115 (June 1979): 1102