Object Number 1965.1545

Object Name

Plate

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Thomas Badger Jr. (Maker)
1764-1826
Thomas Badger Jr was born in Boston and probably began his career around 1786. After working in a shop on Prince Street from 1764 to 1786, Badger was listed as a grocer in the directories. He was active in local politics and militia. For more on Thomas Badger Jr's marks, see C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.238; Carl Jacobs, Guide to Amerian Pewter (1957), p.26; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.122; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.215; and Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.131. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.1, p.80-81 and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.92-93.

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1790-1815

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Rim, top side; Scratched "X", .375 inch high.
2. Mark; Underside, center; "THOMAS" above and "BADGER" below with an eagle, stamped
3. Mark; Underside, center; "BOSTON" in a shaped rectangle, stamped
4. Inscription; Top surface of rim; "X", incised

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

0.45 (H) , 7.785 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.143 (H) , 19.774 (Diam)

Object Description

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