Metals
Daniel Curtiss (Maker)
Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1830-1840
Pewter; Britannia metal; Wood
Cast
1965.1456
Object Number1965.1456 |
Teapot
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Daniel Curtiss (Maker)
1799-September 1872
Daniel Curtiss is listed in the Albany city directories as a fancy pewterer begining in 1822. In 1843 his advertising indicated that he would work in cast iron, brass, and composition castings. Curtiss seems to have stopped making pewter in 1850, though he continued as a bell-founder until his death.
Curtiss was born in 1799 or 1800.
For more on Daniel Curtiss's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.59; Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.137; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.127; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.248; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.219. See also, Laughlin, Pewter in America (1973), vol.1, p.32-33 and p.100; J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.132.
Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1830-1840
1. Mark; Underside, center; "D·CURTIS[ ]" in banderole, stamped
Pewter; Britannia metal; Wood
Cast
9.125 (H) , 11 (W) , 5.75 (Diam)
23.178 (H) , 27.94 (W) , 14.605 (Diam)
The diameter is of the teapot body. The diameter of the base is 4.625 inches.
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 11-24, pp. 185-187