Object Number 1965.1455

Object Name

Pitcher (Pitcher with lid)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Boardman & Hall (Maker)
1844-1845
After opening a successful shop in New York City (run by Timothy Boardman), Sherman and Thomas Danforth Boardman of Hartford set up another business in Philadelphia in 1844. It was initally called Boardman & Hall, and was run by Sherman's son Henry S. Boardman and Franklin D. Hall. The business was later known as Hall, Boardman & Company and finally Hall & Boardman. However, it appears that Henry worked alone for one year in 1845. For more on Boardman & Hall's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.97 and 104; John Carl Thomas, Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers (1976), p.122-123; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.125; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.242; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.38. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.1, p.128-130; Thomas, Connecticut Pewter, p.121-143; and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter, p.138-141.

Franklin D. Hall (Maker)
Franklin D. Hall was listed in the Philadelphia Directories as a pewterer in 1840. He worked for the Boardmans. After opening a successful shop in New York City (run by Timothy Boardman), Sherman and Thomas Danforth Boardman of Hartford set up another business in Philadelphia in 1844. It was initally called Boardman & Hall, and was run by Sherman's son Henry S. Boardman and Franklin D. Hall. The business was later known as Hall, Boardman & Company and finally Hall & Boardman. However, it appears that Henry worked alone for one year in 1845. For more on Boardman & Hall's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.97 and 104; John Carl Thomas, Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers (1976), p.122-123; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.242; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.38. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.1, p.128-130; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.133; Thomas, Connecticut Pewter, p.121-143; and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter, p.138-141.

Henry S. Boardman (Maker)
1820-1895
Henry S. Boardman was the son of Sherman Boardman, nephew of Timothy and Thomas Danforth Boardman. After opening a successful shop in New York City (run by Timothy Boardman), Sherman and Thomas Danforth Boardman of Hartford set up another business in Philadelphia in 1844. It was initally called Boardman & Hall, and was run by Sherman's son Henry S. Boardman and Franklin D. Hall. The business was later known as Hall, Boardman & Company and finally Hall & Boardman. However, it appears that Henry worked alone for one year in 1845. For more on Boardman & Hall's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.97 and 104; John Carl Thomas, Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers (1976), p.122-123; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.242; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.38. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.1, p.128-130; Thomas, Connecticut Pewter, p.121-143; and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter, p.138-141.

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1844-1845

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside of base; "BOARDMAN / & HALL" stamped in a conforming rectangle.
2. Mark; Underside of base, below maker's mark; "PHILAD..\A" stamped in rectangle.
3. Mark; Underside of base, above maker's mark; "X" stamped incuse in Roman capitals.

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

9.646 (H) , 9.055 (W) , 4.724 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

24.5 (H) , 23 (W) , 12 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Diameter is of base.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 7-6, pp. 130-131