Object Number 1963.0663

Object Name

Plate

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Henry Will (Maker)
1735-1802
Son of John Will, Pewterer; brother of William and Philip. Married Magdalena Haan in 1761 and became a freeman of New York City in 1765. He moved to Albany in 1775 or 1776. In 1783, Henry purchased property from John Townsend at 3 Water Street, New York (Laughlin, Pewter in America, vol.2, p.13-14). For Henry Will's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), pp.176-180; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), section 2, p.284; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.144; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.228. See also J.B. Kerfoot, Ameican Pewter (1942), p.80 and Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.3, pp.101-103.

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1761-1793

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark ; Underside; "HENR" at the top and "NEW·YOR" stamped in an oval in scrolled banners with a rose and crown at the center; partially effaced at right.
2. Mark; Underside; Pseudo hallmark featuring "H.W" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners.
3. Mark ; Underside; Pseudo hallmark featuring Britannia seated stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners.
4. Mark ; Underside; Pseudo hallmark featuring a leopard's head stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners.
5. Mark; Underside; Pseudo hallmark featuring a rampant lion stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners.

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

0.625 (H) , 7.953 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.587 (H) , 20.2 (Diam)

Object Description

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