Object Number 1965.1535 A, B

Object Name

Spittoon (Cuspidor)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Eben Smith (Maker)
1814-1856
Smith may have originally practiced the craft of cabinetmaking before becoming a pewterer. He apparently trained in the latter craft in the shop of Israel Trask (Laughlin, p.113). For more on Eben Smith's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.162; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.278; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.141; and Montgomery, History of American Petwer (1973), p.227. See also J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.150.

Place of Origin

Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1835-1856

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside of base; "SMITH" in serrated rectangle, stamped

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

3 (H) , 5.906 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.62 (H) , 15 (Diam)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 12-20, p. 202