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On Display: House - Simsbury Room
Pitcher (Ewer)
Lucius Hart, Boardman & Company
1825-1827
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Lucius Hart (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hartford or New York; Connecticut or New York; New England or Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pewter
Museum Object Number
1956.0046.008
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles K. Davis
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Object Number
1956.0046.008
Object Name
Pitcher (Ewer)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Lucius Hart (Maker); Boardman & Company (Maker)
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 or Hartford, Connecticut (Montgomery, 1973, 131). Hartford was the primary production site.
Date
1825-1827
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: ".BOARDMAN & CO. NEW-YORK" stamped in a circular border with an American eagle at the center.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: "X" stamped incuse beneath the maker's mark.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pewter
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
8.071 (H) x 9.843 (W) x 4.724 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.5 (H) x 25 (W) x 12 (Diam)