1957.0858 Pitcher
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Pitcher (Ewer)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Paul Revere Jr. (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1804

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Wrought, Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0858


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Object Number

1957.0858

Object Name

Pitcher (Ewer)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Paul Revere Jr. (Maker)
12/21/1734-05/10/1818
Paul Revere, son of a silversmith with the same name, apprenticed to his father in 1747. His father died in 1754, before Paul could complete his training. Although he was legally too young to inherit the business, he remained active there until he was twenty one, when he assumed control. During the ensuing five decades, Revere and his employees produced hundreds of household, personal, ceremonial, and commemorative silver artifacts for well-to-do Bostonians. Revere's daybooks record that he fabricated twenty-five ladles between 1781 and 1797, calling them tureen ladle, soup ladle, and in one instance, scalloped tureen ladle. For the most part, he made one in any given year, except for 1795, when he fashioned five, and 1796, when he made six.

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1804

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; "REVERE" stamped in a rectangle with a clipped lower left corner and a rounded lower right corner
2. Mark; Underside; "REVERE" stamped in a rectangle with a clipped lower left corner and a rounded lower right corner, double struck
3. Inscription; Body, side; "PRESENTED / to the / Rev.\d/ Joseph M.\c/Kean . / by a number of his Friends / late Parishioners of / MILTON, / as a testimonial , of their affection. / and to hold in remembrance how deeply / they regret his seperation / from them . / 1804", engraved

Subjects

Religion associated

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.614 (H) , 7.756 (W) , 20.2825 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.8 (H) , 19.7 (W) , 575 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

XRF silver purity: Body 87.4%, underside 94.4%, handle 86.6% Copper, lead, and gold are also present. [See: Quimby, p. 158]

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
Published: p. 158, no. 112
[Book] Kauffman, Henry J. 1969 The Colonial Silversmith: His Techniques & His Products.
Published: p. 158.