Object Number 1953.0037.009

Object Name

Inkwell

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles F. Montgomery

Creator (Role)

Hall, Boardman & Co. (Maker)
1846-1848
After opening a successful shop in New York City (run by Timothy Boardman), Sherman and Thomas Danforth Boardman of Hartford set up another business in Philadelphia in 1844. It was initally called Boardman & Hall, and was run by Sherman's son Henry S. Boardman and Franklin D. Hall. The business was later known as Hall, Boardman & Company and finally Hall & Boardman. However, it appears that Henry worked alone for one year in 1845. For more on marks used by Hall, Boardman & Company, see Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.222 and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.259. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.1, p.128-130 and vol.3, p.183; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.103; and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.138-140.

Franklin D. Hall (Maker)
Franklin D. Hall was listed in the Philadelphia Directories as a pewterer in 1840. He worked for the Boardmans. After opening a successful shop in New York City (run by Timothy Boardman), Sherman and Thomas Danforth Boardman of Hartford set up another business in Philadelphia in 1844. It was initally called Boardman & Hall, and was run by Sherman's son Henry S. Boardman and Franklin D. Hall. The business was later known as Hall, Boardman & Company and finally Hall & Boardman. However, it appears that Henry worked alone for one year in 1845. For more on Boardman & Hall's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.97 and 104; John Carl Thomas, Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers (1976), p.122-123; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.242; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.38. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.1, p.128-130; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.133; Thomas, Connecticut Pewter, p.121-143; and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter, p.138-141.

Henry S. Boardman (Maker)
1820-1895
Henry S. Boardman was the son of Sherman Boardman, nephew of Timothy and Thomas Danforth Boardman. After opening a successful shop in New York City (run by Timothy Boardman), Sherman and Thomas Danforth Boardman of Hartford set up another business in Philadelphia in 1844. It was initally called Boardman & Hall, and was run by Sherman's son Henry S. Boardman and Franklin D. Hall. The business was later known as Hall, Boardman & Company and finally Hall & Boardman. However, it appears that Henry worked alone for one year in 1845. For more on Boardman & Hall's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.97 and 104; John Carl Thomas, Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers (1976), p.122-123; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.242; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.38. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.1, p.128-130; Thomas, Connecticut Pewter, p.121-143; and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter, p.138-141.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1800-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside of base; "HALL / OARDM / CO" stamped in a conforming rectanlge. Partially effaced.
2. Inscription; Underside of base; "PHILA" stamped in rectangle.

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

2.756 (H) , 4.016 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7 (H) , 10.2 (Diam)

Object Description

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