Metals
James H. Putnam (Maker)
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1830-1855
Pewter; Britannia metal; Brass; Paint; Sheet iron
Cast
1965.1539
Object Number1965.1539 |
Lamp (Oil lamp)
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
James H. Putnam (Maker)
1803-1855
James Henry Putnam was apprenticed to his uncle, Timothy Baily, who later became his partner in Baily & Putnam in 1830. Putnam created his own shop in 1835, where he worked until his death in 1855.
For more on James Putnam's marks, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.96 and 110; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.226; Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.149; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.140; and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.274. See also Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.149.
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1830-1855
1. Mark; Underside of base; "PUTNAM" in serrated rectangle, stamped
Pewter; Britannia metal; Brass; Paint; Sheet iron
Cast
3.874 (H) , 4.185 (W) , 3.465 (Diam)
9.84 (H) , 10.63 (W) , 8.8 (Diam)
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[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 5-8, pp. 98