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Pitcher (Ewer)
Daniel Christian Fueter, John Anthony Beau
1754-1769
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Daniel Christian Fueter (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
2003.0003
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2003.0003
Object Name
Pitcher (Ewer)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Daniel Christian Fueter (Maker); John Anthony Beau (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1754-1769
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "N: / YORK" stamped in rounded corner rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "F25" scratched
Type: Inscription
Location: Side
Inscription: "Hoc / Testimonium Amicitia, / Mei et Meorum / Care Amice, / Pro Peritia medica, / Pro Animo magnificio, / Accipe. WP" engraved in script
Type: Inscription
Location: Side
Inscription: Armorial device
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Medical
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Cast
- Wrought
- Chased
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
8.031 (H) x 5.236 (W) x 7.047 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.4 (H) x 13.3 (W) x 17.9 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
27.4
Measurement Notes
Weight 25 oz. 778 grains troy.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Once in a Lifetime: A Quest Fulfilled. Winterthur Magazine. (May): 14.
• Published: p. 14Book: Hofer, Margaret K. & Bach, Debra Schmidt. 2011 Stories in Sterling: Four Centuries of Silver in New York.
• Published: p. 41, fig. 17Book: Buhler, Kathryn C. 1956 Colonial Silversmiths, Masters and Apprentices.
• Published: no. 138Article: Jones, Alfred E. 1936 The Collection of Old American Silver of Mr. Edsel B. Ford of Detroit (Part II). Apollo Magazine. (November): 270.
• Published: fig. 24Book: Barquist, David L. 2001 Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York.
• Relationship with Myers p. 40-41; objects: 204-208.Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 11//2025 Daniel Christian Fueter & John Anthony Beau's Silver Pitcher. Silver Magazine. LVII (6): 20-28.
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