Patterns of Articles Manufactured by Messrs. Rogers, Smith & Co., Hartford

PrintmakerMade by Nathaniel Orr American

PrintmakerMade by John William Orr American, 1815 - 1887

PrintmakerMade by Hoffman & Knickerbocker American

Date1858-1861

MediumWood engraving and letterpress; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 10 3/4in. (18.4 x 27.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 3/8 x 12 1/2in. (23.8 x 31.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionArticles include cruets in a stand, a tureen, a basket, knives in a box with a hinged lid, a tea service, including teapots, creamer, and sugar bowl, a covered dish with a cow on it (possibly a butter dish), cups, goblets, a fruit bowl, and other serving bowls and dishes, and condiment containers. Most articles are apparently made of silver, but some appear to include components of glass or crystal.

Object number2002.144.0a-b

InscribedLetterpress text on the first folio reads, "The following few engravings are a selection from among 500 different patterns of ar-/ticles manufactured by Messrs. Rogers, Smith & Co., in Hartford, and show the beauty / of design and elegance of finish to which this branch of American industry has attained."NotesSubject Note: Rogers, Smith & Co. appears in the Hartford City Directory from 1858 to 1861. (Finlay 1/6/2003)

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