Object Number 2000.0026

Object Name

Pitcher (Ewer)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Edward Lownes (Maker)
1792-1834

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

March 6 1827 (1827-1827)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside, bowl near centerpunch; "E.LOWNES" stamped in rectangle
2. Mark; Underside, bowl near centerpunch; fleur de lis stamped incuse
3. Mark; Underside, base vertical side; "E.LOWNES" stamped in rectangle
4. Mark; Underside, base vertical side, following name; fleur de lis stamped incuse
5. Mark; Underside, base vertical side; "E.LOWNES" stamped in rectangle
6. Mark; Underside, base vertical side, following name; fleur de lis stamped incuse
7. Mark; Underside, base vertical side; "E.LOWNES" stamped in rectangle
8. Mark; Underside, base vertical side, following name; fleur de lis stamped incuse
9. Mark; Underside, base vertical side; "E.LOWNES" stamped in rectangle
10. Mark; Underside, base vertical side, following name; fleur de lis stamped incuse
11. Inscription; Underside, base platform in corner; "21445" engraved
12. Inscription; Underside, base platform in corner; "21445" engraved
13. Inscription; Underside, base platform in corner; "no 24" scratched under engraved numbers
14. Inscription; Body, side opposite handle; "Presented /to/ Dr. Philip Syng Physick / As an acknowledgement of the services, and / in testimony of the affection of his friend / Robert Wharton. / March 6th..1827. " engraved in script and block letters

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Cast, Chased, Die-rolled

Dimensions (inches)

13.8 (H) , 10 (W) , 6.5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.052 (H) , 25.4 (W) , 16.51 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Grigsby, Leslie B. 03//2012 Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition. County Lines Magazine. XXXV (7): 38-43.
• Published: p. 40
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 279
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example of mark, p. 91
[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1937 American Silversmiths and Their Marks II. 82 p.
• Example of marks that match marks on spoon, p. 33