Metals
Ebenezer Southmayd (Maker)
Castleton, Vermont, United States, North America
1802-1820
Pewter
Cast, Engraved
1953.0020
Object Number1953.0020 |
Beaker (Cup)
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Ebenezer Southmayd (Maker)
Castleton, Vermont, United States, North America
1802-1820
1. Mark; Inside bottom, center; "E.S." below a sailing ship, stamped
Maritime
Pewter
Cast, Engraved
4.374 (H) , 3.78 (Diam)
11.11 (H) , 9.6 (Diam)
This generously proportioned beaker with a slightly flared opening retains a smooth, even exterior and a maker's mark with the pictorial addition of a square-rigged merchant ship on the interior. It entered the private collection of Mr. Henry Francis du Pont in time to be loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a seminal exhibition of American pewter in 1939. The curator, Joseph Downs, characterized American pewterers as giving their work "attention... to both the sleekness of the contours and the quiet beauty of the metal;" words that also may describe pewter's renewed appeal for collectors of the early twentieth century.
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: P. 65, Fig. 4-12.
[Article] Downs, Joseph. 1939 A Loan Exhibition of Amerian Pewter. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 34 (3): 61-64.
• Published: P. 62, Fig. 3.