Metals
Timothy Sage (Maker)
St. Louis, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
1845-1849
Pewter; Britannia metal
Cast
1955.0048.025
Object Number1955.0048.025 |
Pitcher (Cream or milk pitcher or pot)
Metals
Gift of Charles K. Davis
Timothy Sage (Maker)
T. Sage and Company was listed in the Directory of 1847 as manufacturers of britannia. Timothy Sage appears alone in the directory of 1848. He manufactured primarily teapots and water pitchers. Sage was possibly part of the company Sage & Beebe.
For more on Timothy Sage's mark, see Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.149; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.226; and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.276. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.111; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.153; and Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.141.
St. Louis, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
1845-1849
1. Mark; Bottom, center; "T.SAGE" in a rectangle, stamped
Pewter; Britannia metal
Cast
4.875 (H) , 5.625 (W) , 3 (Diam)
12.383 (H) , 14.287 (W) , 7.62 (Diam)
Diameter of above is of upper lip. Diameter of foot is 2.675 inches.
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 7-6, pp. 130-131