Metals
James Baker Woodbury (Maker)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1830-1838
Britannia metal; Pewter
Cast
1956.0046.005
Object Number1956.0046.005 |
Lamp
Metals
Gift of Charles K. Davis
James Baker Woodbury (Maker)
10/03/1805-1873
See records for Oren Colton and Woodbury & Colton.
For examples of J.B. Woodbury's marks, see C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), pp.246, 286-288; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.189; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.145; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.229. See also J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.61, 185 and Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.118 and vol.3, p.195.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1830-1838
1. Mark; Underside of base, at bottom of shaft; "J.B.WOODBURY" with an eagle and stars, all within a circle, stamped
Britannia metal; Pewter
Cast
8.5 (H) , 3.752 (Diam)
21.59 (H) , 9.53 (Diam)
Diameter is of base
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 5-8, pp. 98