Object Number 1966.1186.002

Object Name

Beaker

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Timothy Boardman & Co. (Maker)
1822-1825
Also see record for Timothy Boardman. Timothy Boardman operated a New York branch, which opened in 1822 and was called Timothy Boardman & Co.; the mark "T.B.& Co." was used during this time. Two years later Timothy died and the company name changed to Boardman & Company, and Lucius Hart of Rocky Hill took over the management. In 1827, Lucius became an active partner, and the company name changed to Boardman & Hart, by which it was known its dissolution in 1847. Lucius continued on his own until 1853 or later. For more on Timothy Boardman and Timothy Boardman & Co's marks, see John Carl Thomas, Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers (1976), p.122-123; Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.1, plate LVII and vol.2, p.97-98; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.124; Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.135; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.42; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.242; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217. See also Thomas, Connecticut Pewter, p.121-143; Laughlin, Petwer in America, p.128-130; and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.142.

Timothy Boardman (Maker)
1798-February 24, 1825
Timothy Boardman was the nephew of Thomas III, Edward and Samuel (of Middletown) Danforth; brother of Samuel and Thomas Danforth Boardman. Timothy moved from with his family from Litchfield to Hartford, Connecticut in 1795. His brothers Samuel and Thomas operated a shop in Hartford from about 1810 to 1854, though the business continued on a smaller scale until about 1871. Timothy operated the New York branch, which opened in 1822 and was called Timothy Boardman & Co.; the mark "T.B.& Co." was used during this time. Two years later Timothy died and the company name changed to Boardman & Company, and Lucius Hart of Rocky Hill took over the management. In 1827, Lucius became an active partner, and the company name changed to Boardman & Hart, by which it was known its dissolution in 1847. Lucius continued on his own until 1853 or later. The Boardmans opened an additional store in Philadelphia in 1844, called Boardman & Hall, run by Sherman's son Henry S. Boardman and Franklin D. Hall. The business was later known as Hall, Boardman & Company and finally Hall & Boardman. For more on Timothy Boardman's marks, see John Carl Thomas, Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers (1976), p.122-123; Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.1, plate LVII and vol.2, p.97-98; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.124-125; Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.135; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.42; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.242; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.217. See also Thomas, Connecticut Pewter, p.121-143; Laughlin, Petwer in America, p.128-130; and J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.142.

Place of Origin

Hartford or New York, Connecticut or New York, New England or Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

The creation place was identified as New York City or Hartford, Connecticut (Montgomery, 1978, 70).

Date

1822-1825

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside of base; "TB & C\o." stamped within a serrated rectangle. Partially effaced at lower left and right.
2. Mark; Underside of base; "X" stamped incuse, partially effaced in lower left.

Materials

Pewter; Britannia metal

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

5.236 (H) , 3.543 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.3 (H) , 9 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

The diameter is measured at the top of the object.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 4-21, p. 70