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On Display: House - du Pont Dining Room
Pitcher (Ewer)
Paul Revere Jr.
1804
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Paul Revere Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1957.0858
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0858
Object Name
Pitcher (Ewer)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Paul Revere Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1804
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "REVERE" stamped in a rectangle with a clipped lower left corner and a rounded lower right corner
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "REVERE" stamped in a rectangle with a clipped lower left corner and a rounded lower right corner, double struck
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, side
Inscription: "PRESENTED / to the / Rev.\d/ Joseph M.\c/Kean . / by a number of his Friends / late Parishioners of / MILTON, / as a testimonial , of their affection. / and to hold in remembrance how deeply / they regret his seperation / from them . / 1804", engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Religion associated
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Wrought
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
6.614 (H) x 7.756 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.8 (H) x 19.7 (W)
Dimensions (oz)
20.2825
Measurement Notes
XRF silver purity: Body 87.4%, underside 94.4%, handle 86.6%
Copper, lead, and gold are also present. [See: Quimby, p. 158]
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 158, no. 112Book: Kauffman, Henry J. 1969 The Colonial Silversmith: His Techniques & His Products.
• Published: p. 158.Book: Falino, Jeannine & Ward, Gerald W. R. 2001 New England Silver and Silversmithing, 1620-1815.
• Biography and similar pitcher: pp.152-182.Thesis: Federhen, Deborah A. 1988 Paul Revere, Silversmith: A Study of His Shop Operation and His Objects. M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture