Quart basin

Date1813-1820

Artist/Maker William & Samuel Yale

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 2"; Diam (rim): 8 1/8"; W (rim): 13/32"

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Foster McCarl, Jr.

Object number1991-650

DescriptionQuart pewter basin.
Label TextWilliam and Samuel Yale, sons of a pewter button maker, set up business in their hometown of Meriden, Connecticut, in 1813. At that time, they acquired molds from the estate of Jacob Eggleston of Middletown, Connecticut, who had worked in Fayetteville, North Carolina, between 1807 and 1812. They probably continued in business until about 1820. Their surviving work is rare.
InscribedNone
MarkingsTouch mark an American eagle displayed against arrayed background with stars in curved arrangement above and "W.&.S YALE" in opposed arrangement below within a serrated vertical oval on interior center-bottom of body (Laughlin 440).
ProvenanceGift of Mr. and Mrs. Foster McCarl, Jr., Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.