Object Number 1961.0964

Object Name

Pitcher (Ewer)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Gale & Hayden (Maker)

William Gale Sr. (Maker)
1799-1867

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1849

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; "G & H" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Underside; "G / & / H" stamped in an ellipse
3. Mark; Underside; Solid circle stamped incuse
4. Mark; Underside; "1 / 49 / 8" stamped in a diamond; linked to the "G / & / H" and circle marks above
5. Inscription; Body, exterior, within cartouche; "NYSAS / Awarded to / H. T. E. Foster, Lakeland / 1\st/.. Premium on Farms / January / 1849" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Chased, Engraved, Die-rolled

Dimensions (inches)

12.52 (H) , 7.874 (L) , 5.315 (W) , 22.6812 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

31.8 (H) , 20 (L) , 13.5 (W) , 643 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 238-139, no. 200