Baptismal Bowl
Sherman Boardman, American, 1787 - 1861
Thomas Danforth Boardman, American, 1784 - 1873
attributed to T.D. and S. Boardman, American, active 1810 - 1850
Hartford, Connecticut
1825-1835
Pewter
Overall: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm)
Base: 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm)
Rim: 7 13/16 in. (19.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift from the collection of Ethel and Robert E. Asher, Class of 1931
M.991.7.2
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Unmarked
Exhibition History
American Pewter, [A small case exhibition primarily of loans and promised gifts.], Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 1985-February 1986.
Provenance
Thomas D. and Constance R. Williams, Litchfield, Connecticut; Robert E. Asher (1910-2008) and Ethel Watson Asher (1905-1987), Washington, D.C., 1977; given to present collection, 1991.
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