Object Number 1965.2462

Object Name

Basin (Bowl)

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

Origin Notes

Origin is New York City or Albany (1775-1783) per Montgomery.

Date

1761-1793

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark ; Interior, well, center; "HW" with a star in the lower ceter stamped in a circle.
2. Mark; Interior, well, center; "X" with a crown above stamped incuse.
3. Inscription; Topside, rim; "H * F" engraved in capitals.

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

2.874 (H) , 11.496 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.3 (H) , 29.2 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 4-9, pp. 63-64
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Henry Will Account Book.
• Published: fig. 14, p. xxxiv