Object Number 1966.1181

Object Name

Caster (or castor)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

H. Homan and Company (Maker)
1847-1890
This partnership was comprised of Asa F. Flagg and Henry Homan. Asa F. Flagg was born in England but began manufacturing britannia in Cincinnati, Ohio on his own in 1842. In 1846 he became associated with Henry Homan. The company was originally known as Flagg & Homan and then as H. Homan & Company. Flagg retired in 1854 and Homan continued on his own. For more on Flagg and Homan's marks, see Laughlin (1981), vol.2, p.101 and p.105, and vol.3, p.181; Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.144; and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.254 and p.260. See also Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.94.

Place of Origin

Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America

Date

1847-1890

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

4.528 (H) , 2.047 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.5 (H) , 5.2 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Diameter is of base.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 12-17, p. 200