1955.0048.036 Pewter plate
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Plate

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    James Porter (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Connecticut Valley, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1795-1803

  • Materials:

    Pewter

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1955.0048.036


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1955.0048.036

Object Name

Plate

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Creator (Role)

James Porter (Maker)
August, 1772
Thomas posits that if Porter began as an apprentice at age 14 or 15 he might have apprenticed under Joseph Danforth about 1786 and continued under Jonathan & William Danforth about 1794. He might have worked for or with William Danforth. He seemed to have primarily worked in Connecticut but also traveled south to Baltimore, perhaps on a seasonal basis. Porter is listed in the Baltimore Directory in1803 but also in that year he and his wife had a child in Middletown, Connecticut. In 1805 he sold one piece of Connecticut property in again in 1809 where the newspaper cites him "James Porter, formerly of Middletown, now of Baltimore in the state of Maryland", suggesting that he settled in that city by that time (Thomas, p.158-159). For more on James Porter's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.147; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.140; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.274; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.226. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.1, p.126-127.

Place of Origin

Connecticut Valley, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin may be Baltimore, Maryland.

Date

1795-1803

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside, center; An eagle and stars in an oval, stamped
2. Mark; Underside, center; An eagle and stars in a beaded oval, stamped

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

0.675 (H) , 7.875 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.715 (H) , 20.003 (Diam)

Object Description

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