Object Number 1964.1161

Object Name

Teapot

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Isaac C. Lewis (Maker)
10/19/1812
Isaac Lewis apprenticed with Hiram Yale at Wallingford, Connecticut. In 1834 he opened a shop with George Cowles in East Meriden. The company name changed to Lewis and Curtis in 1836 when Lemuel J. Curtis replaced Cowles. In 1839 the company was reorganized again when Lewis took on Daniel B. Wells, a former apprentice, and it was called I.C. Lewis & Company. This company was eventually absorbed into Meriden Britanna Company in 1852, of which Lewis was the president. For more on Isaac Lewis's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.106; Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.146; and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.265. See also Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.128 and Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.136.

George Cowles (Maker)
George Cowles operated a partnership with Isaac Lewis in 1836 to 1838, called Lewis & Cowles. Lewis went on to be involved with several other companies. For more on Lewis and Cowel's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.106; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.224; Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.146; and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Pewter and Silver Marks (1949), p.265. See also Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.128.

Lewis & Cowles (Maker)
1836-1838
George Cowles operated a partnership with Isaac Lewis in 1836 to 1838, called Lewis & Cowles. Lewis went on to be involved with several other companies. For more on Lewis and Cowles marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.106; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.224; Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.146; and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Pewter and Silver Marks (1949), p.265. See also Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.128 and Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.136.

Place of Origin

East Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1836-1838

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Interior, base; "LEWIS & / MERIDEN / COWLES" stamped in a double circle.

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

11.614 (H) , 11.024 (W) , 4.528 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

29.5 (H) , 28 (W) , 11.5 (Diam)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 11-27, p. 188