1963.0664 Britannia and pewter teapot
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Teapot

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Eben Smith (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1840-1856

  • Materials:

    Britannia metal

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1963.0664


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Object Number

1963.0664

Object Name

Teapot

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Eben Smith (Maker)
1814-1856
Smith may have originally practiced the craft of cabinetmaking before becoming a pewterer. He apparently trained in the latter craft in the shop of Israel Trask (Laughlin, p.113). For more on Eben Smith's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.162; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.278; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.141; and Montgomery, History of American Petwer (1973), p.227. See also J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.150.

Place of Origin

Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1840-1856

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside, base; "E.SMITH" stamped in a serrated rectangle.

Materials

Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

7.362 (H) , 9.646 (W) , 5.315 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.7 (H) , 24.5 (W) , 13.5 (Diam)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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. 5, p. 167