Metals
William Calder (Maker)
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1830-1850
Britannia metal; Iron
Cast
1953.0030
Object Number1953.0030 |
Teapot
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
William Calder (Maker)
07/18/1792-12/05/1856
William Calder apprenticed with Samuel E. Hamlin Jr in his native Providence before working in Philadelphia for a year. Calder was back in Providence by 1817 at the latest, at which point he purchased molds from Josiah Keene and opened his own shop. Charles Plumly worked as a journeyman for Calder in Providence in 1829.
For more on William Calder's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.53; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.126; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.218; Kauffman, The American Pewter (1970), p136; and C. Jacob Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.244. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vo.1, p.100-102; J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.135.
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1830-1850
1. Mark; Underside, center; "CALDER" in serrated rectangle, stamped
2. Mark; Underside, center; "12", stamped
3. Mark; Underside, center; "PROVIDENCE", stamped
Britannia metal; Iron
Cast
9.375 (H) , 10.25 (W)
23.813 (H) , 26.035 (W)
The width is overall.
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 11-1, p. 169
[Article] Goyne, Nancy A. 1965 Britannia in America: The Introduction of a New Alloy and a New Industry. Winterthur Portfolio. (II): 160-196.
• Published: fig. 33, p. 187