Mould, brass, for tablespoon b John Clark, 1825, for T. Osgood of Salem; brass mould; pewter teaspoon; late 18th century pewter spoon, back view. According to information on back of photo, "Collection of Negatives of Historical and Architectural Subjects, Essex Institute, Salem Mass."
Note: Essex Institute merged with Peabody Museum of Salem to become Peabody Essex Museum in 1992.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. From the Collection of Negatives of Historical and Architectural Subjects, Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. See note in description.
A mid-nineteenth-century brass candlestick; circular base with molding on edge; deep, concave pan; cylindrical shaft, removable cap; spring platform for candle; shaft stamped in front "Cornelius & Baker/Philadelphia" inside a rectangular metal frame; height 9 1/8" in. "Cornelius and Co. Lamps" and "Isaac F. Baker, lamp mfg." are both listed at 176 Chestnut Street. As early as 1810, a Christian Cornelius had been listed as silverplate worker and later appeared as a patent lamp manufacturer. Courtesy: Henry Francis du Pont Winterhur Museum
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. This photograph not be be reproducted in any form without written permission of the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum and it is understood that reproduction will be accompanied by the credit line: "Courtesy, Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum"
