Metals
Parks Boyd (Maker)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1795-1819
Pewter
Cast
1965.1459
Object Number1965.1459 |
Dish (Charger)
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Parks Boyd (Maker)
1771-06/06/1819
Boyd married Sarah Loudon on June 6, 1793. Robert Palethorp Jr bought out the contents of Boyd's shop after the latter's death (Laughlin, vol.2, p.62).
Charles F. Montgomery, in "A History of American Pewter", lists Boyd's active dates as 1795-1819.
For examples of his marks, see Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks, 1949, section 2, p.243 and Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.125. See also Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter, 1957, p.43-44.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1795-1819
1. Mark; Underside, left; "P.BOYD.PHIL\A" below an eagle and stars, within serrated circle, stamped
2. Mark; Underside, right; "P.BOYD.P[ ]" below an eagle and stars, within a serrated circle, stamped
3. Mark; Underside, center; "P.BOYD/ PHIL.\A" in rectangle with bird's head, stamped
Pewter
Cast
1 (H) , 12 (Diam)
2.54 (H) , 30.48 (Diam)
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