Metals
Eben Smith (Maker)
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1814-1830
Pewter; Wood; Tinned sheet iron
Cast
1979.0128 A, B
Object Number1979.0128 A, B |
Coffee pot
Metals
Gift of Mr. Henry J. Kauffman
Eben Smith (Maker)
1814-1856
Smith may have originally practiced the craft of cabinetmaking before becoming a pewterer. He apparently trained in the latter craft in the shop of Israel Trask (Laughlin, p.113).
For more on Eben Smith's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.162; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.278; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.141; and Montgomery, History of American Petwer (1973), p.227. See also J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.150.
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1814-1830
1. Mark; Underside of base; "E. SMITH" stamped in a serrated rectangle.
Pewter; Wood; Tinned sheet iron
Cast
10.236 (H) , 9.449 (W) , 5.433 (Diam)
26 (H) , 24 (W) , 13.8 (Diam)
Diameter is of base.
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