1965.1543 Pewter porringer
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Porringer

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    William Calder (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1817-1856

  • Materials:

    Pewter

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1965.1543


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1965.1543

Object Name

Porringer

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Calder (Maker)
07/18/1792-12/05/1856
William Calder apprenticed with Samuel E. Hamlin Jr in his native Providence before working in Philadelphia for a year. Calder was back in Providence by 1817 at the latest, at which point he purchased molds from Josiah Keene and opened his own shop. Charles Plumly worked as a journeyman for Calder in Providence in 1829. For more on William Calder's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.53; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.126; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.218; Kauffman, The American Pewter (1970), p136; and C. Jacob Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.244. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vo.1, p.100-102; J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.135.

Place of Origin

Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1817-1856

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, top side center; "[ ]LDER" above and "PROVID" below with an eagle, stamped

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

1.875 (H) , 7.625 (W) , 5.25 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.763 (H) , 19.367 (W) , 13.335 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

The diameter is of the bowl rim.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
Published: fig. 9-1, pp.146-147