Metals
Josiah Keene (Maker)
Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1801-1817
Pewter
Cast
1958.0142
Object Number1958.0142 |
Porringer
Metals
Museum purchase
Josiah Keene (Maker)
1778/79-1868
Josiah Keene was primarily a brass-founder and coppersmith; pewtering was a sideline.
For more on Josiah Keene's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.119; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.135; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.262; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.223. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.1, p.99-100.
Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1801-1817
1. Mark; Handle, topside center; "I·K" in a sun, stamped
Pewter
Cast
1.875 (H) , 7.875 (W) , 5.375 (Diam)
4.763 (H) , 20.003 (W) , 13.652 (Diam)
The diameter is of the bowl rim.
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 9-1, pp.146-147