Pitcher (Pitcher with lid)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    William McQuilkin (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1845-1853

  • Materials:

    Pewter; Britannia metal

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1956.0046.009


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1956.0046.009

Object Name

Pitcher (Pitcher with lid)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Creator (Role)

William McQuilkin (Maker)
For more on William McQuilkin's mark, see Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.107; Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.147; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.137; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.268; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.224. See also Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.134.

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1845-1853

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Base, underside; "W.\M M.\CQUILKIN" stamped in rectangle.

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

12.205 (H) , 12.205 (W) , 6.181 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

31 (H) , 31 (W) , 15.7 (Diam)

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