L2011.1060.147 Silver Snuffer
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Snuffer (Douter)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Paul Revere Jr. (Inspiration for fake)

  • Place of Origin:

    Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1934-1945

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    2019.0041.147


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2019.0041.147

Object Name

Snuffer (Douter)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation

Creator (Role)

Paul Revere Jr. (Inspiration for fake)
12/21/1734-05/10/1818
Paul Revere, son of a silversmith with the same name, apprenticed to his father in 1747. His father died in 1754, before Paul could complete his training. Although he was legally too young to inherit the business, he remained active there until he was twenty one, when he assumed control. During the ensuing five decades, Revere and his employees produced hundreds of household, personal, ceremonial, and commemorative silver artifacts for well-to-do Bostonians. Revere's daybooks record that he fabricated twenty-five ladles between 1781 and 1797, calling them tureen ladle, soup ladle, and in one instance, scalloped tureen ladle. For the most part, he made one in any given year, except for 1795, when he fashioned five, and 1796, when he made six.

Place of Origin

Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Probably made in Philadelphia.

Date

1934-1945

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Snuffer box, interior; "REVERE" stamped

Subjects

Fake or reproduction

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

2.29281 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

65 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

Alloy analysis in 1980 indicated: SIlver 88.51%. Copper 11.33%, Gold 0.05%, and Lead 0.02% from one area of testing. Alloy analysis in 2016 indicated a range for the box lid and underside (when closed) from: Silver 89.89 to 89.32%, Copper 10.72 to 10.15%

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Carlson, Janice H. & Fennimore, Donald L. 1983 The Fakes. The Stevens Indicator. 100 (4)