Baby's Bottle
Pewter was used in America from as early as 1630 through the end of the nineteenth century, reaching the height of its popularity during the late 1700s, when pewterers existed in most of the major settlements along the eastern seaboard. An alloy consisting principally of tin, pewter can be grouped into two broad categories: flatware, consisting of pewter cast in one piece (plates, basins, etc.), and hollow-ware, or pewter cast in several parts (teapots, tankards, etc.). Along with the more popular types of flat- and hollow-ware (primarily vessels and utensils for eating and drinking), pewterers also produced a great variety of objects intended for other purposes, both utilitarian and decorative, an example being the present baby's bottle, made in Hartford, Connecticut, by Thomas Danforth Boardman.
Artwork Details
- Title: Baby's Bottle
- Maker: Thomas Danforth Boardman (1784–1873)
- Date: 1810–50
- Geography: Made in Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Pewter
- Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Joseph France, 1943
- Object Number: 43.162.7a, b
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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