Mug (Cup)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Lucius Hart (Possible maker)

    Boardman & Hart (Possible maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Hartford or New York, Connecticut or New York, New England or Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1828

  • Materials:

    Pewter; Britannia metal

  • Techniques:

    Cast, Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    2007.0016


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2007.0016

Object Name

Mug (Cup)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Hohmann III

Creator (Role)

Lucius Hart (Possible maker)
06/14/1803-1871
Lucius Hart trained with Thomas Danforth Boardman beginning in 1819. Lucius, whose step-mother was also a Boardman, took over the business Timothy Boardman & Co. when Timothy Boardman died in 1825. At that time, the company name changed to Boardman & Company. In 1827, Lucius became an active partner, and the company name changed to Boardman & Hart on January 1, 1828, by which it was known its dissolution in 1847. Lucius continued on his own until 1853 or even later, possibly still capitalizing on the Boardman name. For more on Lucius Hart and Boardman & Hart's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.98; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Pewter and Silver Marks (1949), p.242; and Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.135. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.1, p.128-130 and vol.3, p.183-184; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.133; and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.138-140.

Boardman & Hart (Possible maker)
1828-1847
Boardman & Hart was the third incarnation of the Boardman's company in New York, New York. The business began with Timothy Boardman in 1822, and was called Timothy Boardman & Co. When he died two years later, the company name changed to Boardman & Company, and Lucius Hart of Rocky Hill took over the management. In 1827, Lucius became an active partner, and the company name changed to Boardman & Hart, by which it was known its dissolution in 1847. Lucius continued on his own until 1853 or later. For more on Boardman & Hart's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.98; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Pewter and Silver Marks (1949), p.242; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.125; and Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.135. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.1, p.128-130 and vol.3, p.183-184 and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.138-140.

Place of Origin

Hartford or New York, Connecticut or New York, New England or Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Made either in New York City or Hartford, Connecticut.

Date

1828

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.4 (H) , 4.4 (W) , 2.9 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

8.6 (H) , 11.1 (W) , 7.3 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2002 American Pewter: The Charles V. Swain Collection. 2.
Published: page 31
[Catalogue] Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
Published: Sale Aug. 3, 2007, lot 515, page 206
[Book] The Pewter Collectors' Club of America Inc. 1984 Pewter in American Life.
Published: page 44
[Book] Thomas, John Carl. 1976 Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers.
Published: page 143
[Article] Weissman, Susan. 2008 A Mother's Gift. Winterthur Magazine. Winter
Published: page 9