Metals
Elisha Kirk (Probable maker)
Simon Pennock (Possible maker)
Samuel Pennock (Possible maker)
Chester, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1780-1830
Pewter
Cast
1962.0632
Object Number1962.0632 |
Porringer
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Elisha Kirk (Probable maker)
12/25/1757-04/11/1790
Kirk was a watchmaker by trade, but he also worked in pewter. He was one of a few pewterers who cast the handles and bowls of porringers in a single mold; this practice was localized to small areas of Pennsylvania, including Chester and York counties. Furthermore, it seems that this method of manufacture was practiced by men who were engaged in other trades as their primary profession. Kirk was apprenticed to Isaac Jackson in 1774 to become a clockmaker. He became a partner in the business upon the completion of his apprenticeship. After marrying, he moved to York.
For more on Elisha Kirk's mark, see C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.264; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.135; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.121; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.223. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.64 and vol.3, p.142-143.
Simon Pennock (Possible maker)
Samuel Pennock (Possible maker)
Chester, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1780-1830
1. Mark; Topside of handle; "IAB" cast is raised letters.
Pewter
Cast
2.323 (H) , 7.205 (W) , 5.354 (Diam)
5.9 (H) , 18.3 (W) , 13.6 (Diam)
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