Metals
Elizur B. Forbes (Maker)
Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine, New England, United States, North America
1840-1860
Pewter; Britannia metal
Cast
1952.0112
Object Number1952.0112 |
Pitcher (Pitcher with lid)
Metals
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Elizur B. Forbes (Maker)
Elizur Forbes was the foreman in Freeman Porter's shop after about 1840.
See Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.110; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.131; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.131, fig.7-6 and p.222 (mark).
Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine, New England, United States, North America
Origin probably Westbrook, Maine (Montgomery, 1973, 131).
1840-1860
1. Mark; Underside of base; "E.B.FORBES" stamped in a serrated rectangle.
Pewter; Britannia metal
Cast
8.858 (H) , 9.055 (W) , 4.331 (Diam)
22.5 (H) , 23 (W) , 11 (Diam)
Diameter is of base.
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 7-6, pp. 130-131