1963.0666 Pewter pitcher
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Pitcher (Jug)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Samuel S. Hersey (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Belfast, Waldo, Maine, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1830-1839

  • Materials:

    Pewter; Britannia metal

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1963.0666


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Object Number

1963.0666

Object Name

Pitcher (Jug)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Samuel S. Hersey (Maker)
For more information about Samuel Hersey's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.3, p.184; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.260; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.222. See also Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.109 and Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.134.

Place of Origin

Belfast, Waldo, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Date

1830-1839

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; "S.S. HERSE " stamped in a scalloped rectangle. Partially effaced at right.

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

7 (H) , 8.4 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.78 (H) , 21.336 (W)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
Published: fig. 7-6, pp. 130-131