1956.0009.002 Pewter mug
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Mug

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    William Billings (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1791-1806

  • Materials:

    Pewter

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1956.0009.002


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Object Number

1956.0009.002

Object Name

Mug

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Billings (Maker)
1768-06/19/1813
William Billings was probably born in Newport, Rhode Island and was in Providence by 1791. His shop was offered for sale on April 12, 1806. Billings worked for a time with Job Danforth Jr. For more on William Billing's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.37; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.216; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.124; Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.134; and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.240. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vo.1, p.98-99; J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.97.

Place of Origin

Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1791-1806

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Bottom, inside center; "[ ]BILLINGS." in a banderole with scrolls and a flower, stamped

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

6 (H) , 7 (W) , 5.875 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.24 (H) , 17.78 (W) , 14.922 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

The above diameter is of the base The diameter of the rim which is out of round, averages 5 inches.

Object Description

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