1955.0048.025 Pewter pitcher
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Pitcher (Cream or milk pitcher or pot)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Timothy Sage (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    St. Louis, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1845-1849

  • Materials:

    Pewter; Britannia metal

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1955.0048.025


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Object Number

1955.0048.025

Object Name

Pitcher (Cream or milk pitcher or pot)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Creator (Role)

Timothy Sage (Maker)
T. Sage and Company was listed in the Directory of 1847 as manufacturers of britannia. Timothy Sage appears alone in the directory of 1848. He manufactured primarily teapots and water pitchers. Sage was possibly part of the company Sage & Beebe. For more on Timothy Sage's mark, see Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.149; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.226; and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.276. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.111; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.153; and Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.141.

Place of Origin

St. Louis, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America

Date

1845-1849

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Bottom, center; "T.SAGE" in a rectangle, stamped

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

4.875 (H) , 5.625 (W) , 3 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.383 (H) , 14.287 (W) , 7.62 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Diameter of above is of upper lip. Diameter of foot is 2.675 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

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