Dish Maker: Samuel Danforth (American, 1774–1816)

1795–1816

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Pewter

Dimensions

1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
other: 13 1/4 in. (33.6 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Albert D. Putnam, B.A. 1925, and Marcella Putnam

Accession Number

1977.188.4

Geography

Made in Hartford, Connecticut

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
This flagon originally may have been part of a communion service that also included objects 1977.188.2-.3 and 1977.188.1. The pitting and overall wear is similar on all four objects, which suggests that they have been subject to the same conditions for a long period of time. William Hutchinson Putnam of Hartford, who owned the four pieces by the 1940's, referred to them as a communion service. In the early 19th century large dishes made for ecclesiastical use were called church plates (seed Charles A. Calder, Rhode Island Pewterers and Their Work [Providence: E. A. Johnson, 1924], 31). Gift in 1977 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

dishes, utilitarian objects

Marks

L400 / " X" (incuse) / L404 (double struck) / L397 struck on underside

Inscriptions

"Samuel Danforth, Hartford"

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