A group of four silver tablewares Thomas Fletcher (1787-1866) and Sidney Gardiner (1787-1827), Philadelphia, PA, circa 1811-1825

Comprising a mug by Fletcher & Gardiner, circa 1811, of barrel form with applied scrolled handle and anthemion band to base, engraved, "JSL," to front, engraved to underside, "A Legacy from my Grandmother/ Hannah Lewis who died on the/ 21st of the 6th Month 1816.", marked "F&G" and "Philada." in a rectangle; a coffee spoon attributed to Thomas Fletcher, circa 1813, the fiddle handle end engraved, "R," marked, "T.F," in a rectangle; a cup by Fletcher & Gardiner, circa 1820, of baluster form with footed base, scrolled handle, the front engraved, "Maria Sergeant," the underside marked, "Fletcher & Gardiner" in a circle surrounding "Philad" in a rectangle; and a beaker by Thomas Fletcher, circa 1825, with tapering sides, flared rim, molded base and top, the front engraved, "Boggs," marked to underside, "T. Fletcher. Philad." in an oval.

H: 4 in. W: 4 1/4 in. D: 2 3/4 in. (mug), Total weight: 20.78 oz. t.

Note

Hannah (Saunders) Lewis was the daughter of Joseph Saunders and Hannah (Reeves) Saunders. She married Mordecai Lewis in Philadelphia on January 7, 1773. The engraved monogram, "JSL," may stand for Hannah Lewis' son, Joseph Saunders Lewis, and the inscription on the underside implies that the mug was passed down to a grandchild after her death in 1816.

Maria Sergeant was the daughter of US Congressman Honorable John Sergeant and Margaretta Watmough. Maria married Harrison Smith on June 29, 1854. Smith was the son of John C. Smith and Matilda Wikoff.

Provenance

Mug: Jonathan Trace, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, November 12, 2016

Coffee spoon: acquired September 15, 2015

Cup:

Maria Sergeant Smith (1820-1908), Philadelphia

Jonathan Trace, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, May 1980

Sotheby's, New York, The Collection of Ruth and Roy Nutt: Highly Important American Silver, January 24, 2015, lot 415

Beaker: Jonathan Trace, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, November 6, 2015

A private New Jersey collection.