Artist/Maker Tobias Stoutenburgh 1700 - 1759

Milk pot

ca. 1740

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Silver

Overall: 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 in. ( 10.5 x 10.5 x 7.6 cm )

Purchase

1971.105

Tobias Stoutenburgh (1700-1759) was the nephew of Bartholomew LeRoux, another prominent New York silversmith.

Markingsengraved: on base: "V * D/ H * M" in block letters stamped: on base: "TSF" in an oval scratched: on base: "oz p/ 5 4"

ClassificationsSILVER

DescriptionWrought silver milk pot; pear-shaped body with a serrated rim and an extended, triangular pouring lip; on three applied, cast cabriole legs with scallop junctures and pad feet; double-scroll, strap handle, upper juncture at rim with a pointed drop inside; midrib on top of handle to slight grip, scroll terminal; engraved on base, "V D/ H M" in block letters; maker's mark and scratch weight on base.

Object NameMilk pot