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Cream pot (Cream pitcher)
Thomas Whartenby
1825-1852
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Whartenby (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
Museum Object Number
1993.0009
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1993.0009
Object Name
Cream pot (Cream pitcher)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Thomas Whartenby (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1825-1852
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "RTENBY" stamped in rectangle on the underside, partially effaced at left.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "WHAR NBY" stamped in rectangle on the underside, partially effaced at center.
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "M6509 / 55865 / 51996" scratched.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
Dimensions (inches)
4.213 (H) x 3.937 (W) x 5.512 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.7 (H) x 10 (W) x 14 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 37, p. 109.Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 02//1995 Copper in Early America. Antiques. 6.
• Published: Pl. X, p. 294Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 439