Metals
Jacob Eggleston (Maker)
Middletown, Connecticut, United States, North America
1795-1807
Pewter
Cast
1966.1179
Object Number1966.1179 |
Dish (Charger)
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Jacob Eggleston (Maker)
02/10/1773-03/19/1813
Jacob Eggleston's apprenticeship proabably started with Jacob Whitmore in about 1787. Eggleston later married Whitmore's daughter. His apprenticeship might have concluded in 1794 with Jonathan and William Danforth if Whitmore retired in the early 1790's. Eggleston may have formed a partnership with Jehiel Johnson in the first years of the nineteenth century, and then likely traveled to the south to assess business opportunities. In early 1807 he bought property in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he seems to have worked with Daniel Bass making tin plate, pewter, and copper for wholesalers. A will from March 13, 1813 (6 days before his death), was made in Fayetteville. His net worth at the time of his death was in excess of $11,000. He left property in Middletown to his parents and the rest of his estate to his wife and children. Some of Eggleston's pewter molds were purchased by Willaim and Samuel Yale, others by William Nott. Eggleston is buried in Middletown, Connecticut.
For more on Jacob Eggleston's marks, see Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.221; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.131; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.88-91; and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.253. See also John Carl Thomas, Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers (1976), p.157-158; Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.1, p.120-121 and vol.3, p.79-80.
Middletown, Connecticut, United States, North America
Origin probably Middletown, Connecticut, per a previous cataloguer (2006). Eggleston also worked in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
1795-1807
1. Mark; Underside, center; Stamped oval enclosing an eagle with shield body and wing spread downward, the eagle's head is effaced. The rest of the mark is completely effaced.
2. Mark; Underside, center; An eagle in an oval, stamped
3. Mark; Underside, center; "JACOB" above with an eagle and stars, all within an oval, stamped
Pewter
Cast
1.5 (H) , 13.06 (Diam)
3.81 (H) , 33.172 (Diam)
The height is an average as the edge undulates a great deal.
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