1971.0035 Britannia cruet stand (with bottles)
  • 1971.0035 Britannia cruet stand (with bottles)
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Cruet frame (Cruet stand)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Eben Smith (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1814-1856

  • Materials:

    Pewter; Britannia metal

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1971.0035


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Object Number

1971.0035

Object Name

Cruet frame (Cruet stand)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

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

1814-1856

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

8.74 (H) , 5.709 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.2 (H) , 14.5 (Diam)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
Published: fig. 12-5, p. 194