Object Number 1962.0086

Object Name

Porringer

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Henry Will (Copy after)
1735-1802
Son of John Will, Pewterer; brother of William and Philip. Married Magdalena Haan in 1761 and became a freeman of New York City in 1765. He moved to Albany in 1775 or 1776. In 1783, Henry purchased property from John Townsend at 3 Water Street, New York (Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.2, p.13-14). For Henry Will's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), pp.176-180; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), section 2, p.284; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.144; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.228. See also J.B. Kerfoot, Ameican Pewter (1942), p.80 and Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.3, pp.101-103.

Place of Origin

Germany, Europe

Date

1920-1940

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside of handle; "HENRY WILL / NEW YORK" stamped in stacked arched banners.

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

1.732 (H) , 7.362 (W) , 5.315 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.4 (H) , 18.7 (W) , 13.5 (Diam)

Object Description

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