Object Number 1965.1366 A, B

Object Name

Box (Patch box or patchbox)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Samuel Vernon (Maker)
December 6, 1683-December 5, 1737
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 347): Samuel Vernon was the son of Daniel Vernon (1643-1715) and Ann (Dyer) Vernon. His mother was the granddaughter of Ann Hutchinson and sister of Elizabeth Hutchinson, the mother of Edward Winslow. Samuel Vernon married Elizabeth Fleet on April 10, 1707. She died in 1722. HE then married Elizabeth Paine on January 12, 1725. She died in 1759. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 08/31/2010)

Place of Origin

Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1725-1735

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Lid, interior; "SV / ·" stamped in a heart-shape surround
2. Mark; Body, interior; "SV / ·" stamped in a heart-shape surround
3. Inscription; Underside; "N*V" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved, Molded

Dimensions (inches)

0.433 (H) , 1.772 (L) , 1.299 (W) , 0.5291 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.1 (H) , 4.5 (L) , 3.3 (W) , 15 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 172, no. 130