Metals
William Calder (Maker)
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North America
1817-1845
Pewter; Britannia metal
Cast
1965.1534
Object Number1965.1534 |
Plate
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
William Calder (Maker)
07/18/1792-12/05/1856
William Calder apprenticed with Samuel E. Hamlin Jr in his native Providence before working in Philadelphia for a year. Calder was back in Providence by 1817 at the latest, at which point he purchased molds from Josiah Keene and opened his own shop. Charles Plumly worked as a journeyman for Calder in Providence in 1829.
For more on William Calder's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.53; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.126; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.218; Kauffman, The American Pewter (1970), p136; and C. Jacob Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.244. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vo.1, p.100-102; J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.135.
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North America
1817-1845
1. Mark; Underside, center; "CALDER" in a serrated rectangle, stamped
Pewter; Britannia metal
Cast
1.125 (H) , 10.25 (Diam)
2.857 (H) , 26.035 (Diam)
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