1969.0259 Inkwell
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Inkwell

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    William H. Savage (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Middletown, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1835-1850

  • Materials:

    Pewter; Britannia metal

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1969.0259


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Object Number

1969.0259

Object Name

Inkwell

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison

Creator (Role)

William H. Savage (Maker)
With Jasper Graham of Wethersfield, William H. Savage purchased Josiah Danforth's lot and shop at the corner of Main and Mill Streets, Middletown, Connecticut (Laughlin, vol.1, p.118). Seven months later, John B. Graham took over Jasper Graham's one-half interest in the business, and the company name changed from Graham and Savage to Savage and Graham. The partnership failed in 1839, though it is unclear as to whether Savage continued to work after this date (Laughlin, vol.2, p.103). For information on William Savage's marks and those of the company Savage & Graham, see C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.277. See also Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.98 and 153; For more on Timothy Sage's mark, see Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.149; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.226; and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.276. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.111; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.153; and Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.141.141; and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.176.

Place of Origin

Middletown, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1835-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside, base; "SAVAGE" in an arc above "MIDD CT", stamped

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

2 (H) , 4.874 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.08 (H) , 12.38 (Diam)

Object Description

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