Metals
Thomas Derby (Maker)
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
1816-1820
Pewter
Cast
1964.1156
Object Number1964.1156 |
Plate
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Thomas Derby (Maker)
1786-1852
It seems that Thomas Derby was reponsible for leaking T.D. Boardman's formula for britannia. He trained in the shop of William Danforth. He was listed in the census for Middletown, Connecticut in 1810 and 1820 but probably traveled seasonally between Connecticut and the South. He worked for Josiah Danforthin 1821-1822 and for the Yales after that. He apparently worked for himself through the 1830's and worked with his son, Thomas Derby Jr for part of his career.
For more on Thomas Derby's marks, see Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.140; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.221; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.130; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.253; and Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.84. See also John Carl Thomas, Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers (1976), p.171-173; Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.1, p.135-136 and vol.3, p.90-91; J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.157.
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
1816-1820
1. Mark ; Underside; "S. DERBY" stamped in rectangle with a serrated edge.
2. Mark ; Underside; "GEN. JACKSO" with a bust-length portrait of Andrew Jackson directed toward the right with crossed palms in the lower center stamped in a circle. The mark is partially effaced.
3. Mark; Underside; " N. JA N O" with a bust-length portrait of Andrew Jackson directed toward the right with crossed palms in the lower center stamped in a circle. The mark is partially effaced.
Andrew Jackson; President; Government
Pewter
Cast
0.669 (H) , 8.78 (Diam)
1.7 (H) , 22.3 (Diam)
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