Metals
William Calder (Maker)
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1830-1856
Pewter; Britannia metal
Cast
1953.0155.018
Object Number1953.0155.018 |
Mug (Cup)
Metals
Gift of Charles K. Davis
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
1830-1856
1. Mark; Interior, bottom center; "CALDER" stamped in serrated rectangle. Letters are serifed. The left end is largely effaced.
Pewter; Britannia metal
Cast
3.375 (H) , 4.375 (W) , 3.125 (Diam)
8.572 (H) , 11.113 (W) , 7.938 (Diam)
Height is at the top of the handle. The diameter is of the rim.
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 4-26, p. 71-72