Metals
William Billings (Maker)
Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1791-1806
Pewter
Cast
1956.0009.002
Object Number1956.0009.002 |
Mug
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
William Billings (Maker)
1768-06/19/1813
William Billings was probably born in Newport, Rhode Island and was in Providence by 1791. His shop was offered for sale on April 12, 1806. Billings worked for a time with Job Danforth Jr.
For more on William Billing's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.37; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.216; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.124; Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.134; and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.240. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vo.1, p.98-99; J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.97.
Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1791-1806
1. Mark; Bottom, inside center; "[ ]BILLINGS." in a banderole with scrolls and a flower, stamped
Pewter
Cast
6 (H) , 7 (W) , 5.875 (Diam)
15.24 (H) , 17.78 (W) , 14.922 (Diam)
The above diameter is of the base The diameter of the rim which is out of round, averages 5 inches.
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