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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