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On Display: House - Empire Hall
Pitcher (Ewer)
Edward Lownes
March 6 1827 (1827-1827)
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Edward Lownes (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
2000.0026
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
2000.0026
Object Name
Pitcher (Ewer)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Edward Lownes (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
March 6 1827 (1827-1827)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, bowl near centerpunch
Inscription: "E.LOWNES" stamped in rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, bowl near centerpunch
Inscription: fleur de lis stamped incuse
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, base vertical side
Inscription: "E.LOWNES" stamped in rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, base vertical side, following name
Inscription: fleur de lis stamped incuse
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, base vertical side
Inscription: "E.LOWNES" stamped in rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, base vertical side, following name
Inscription: fleur de lis stamped incuse
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, base vertical side
Inscription: "E.LOWNES" stamped in rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, base vertical side, following name
Inscription: fleur de lis stamped incuse
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, base vertical side
Inscription: "E.LOWNES" stamped in rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, base vertical side, following name
Inscription: fleur de lis stamped incuse
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside, base platform in corner
Inscription: "21445" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside, base platform in corner
Inscription: "21445" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside, base platform in corner
Inscription: "no 24" scratched under engraved numbers
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, side opposite handle
Inscription: "Presented /to/ Dr. Philip Syng Physick / As an acknowledgement of the services, and / in testimony of the affection of his friend / Robert Wharton. / March 6th..1827. " engraved in script and block letters
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Wrought
- Cast
- Chased
- Die-rolled
Dimensions (inches)
13.8 (H) x 10 (W) x 6.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35.052 (H) x 25.4 (W) x 16.51 (Diam)