Metals
Elias Pelletreau (Maker)
Southampton, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1750-1775
Silver
Engraved, Cut, Wrought, Pierced
1966.0114
Object Number1966.0114 |
Porringer
Metals
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Elias Pelletreau (Maker)
May 31, 1726-November 10, 1810
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, pp. 296-297: Elias Pelletreau was the son of a merchant, Francis and Jane (Osborne) Pelletreau. His mother died when he was eight and his father died when he was eleven. His stepmother, Mary Pelletreau, married Hugh Gelston, a business associate of his father. Between 1748-50 Elias married Sarah Gelston, his stepsister, who died in 1784. He remarried two more times. Elias Pelletreau was a Lieutenant in the militia in 1761 and a Captain in 1765. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 10/22/2010)
See Also: Margaret Hofer, Stories in Sterling: Four Centuries of Silver in New York, (New York Historical Society, 2011), pp. 74-75.
Southampton, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
As per previous cataloguer: Origin may be Southampton, L.I.
1750-1775
1. Mark; Exterior, upper rim, left of handle; "EP" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Exterior, upper rim, right of handle; "EP" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface; "P*H" engraved
Silver
Engraved, Cut, Wrought, Pierced
2.205 (H) , 6.85 (L) , 4.803 (W) , 7.5486 (Weight)
5.6 (H) , 17.4 (L) , 12.2 (W) , 214 (Weight)
6 oz. 17 dwt. 5 gr. troy. XRF analysis indicates silver of the pre-modern era with an alloy having a silver range from 90.0-92.7 with gold from 0.09-0.11. [Quimby, p. 275]
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[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 275, no. 238
[Catalogue] Failey, Dean. 1976 Long Island is My Nation.
• Possible mate: No. 244.