Pair of Sauceboats
Thomas Fletcher
c. 1830
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Ea. 21.3 × 22.9 × 10.5 cm (8 3/8 × 9 × 4 1/8 in.); 2013.71.1: 840.5 g; 2013.71.2: 855.3 g
Classification
dish (vessel)
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
218166
About the Artist
Thomas Fletcher · 1787–1866
Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866) was a leading American silversmith whose career bridged the early republic's artisanal traditions and the burgeoning market for grand presentation silver. Born on April 3, 1787, in Alstead, New Hampshire, to Timothy Fletcher and Hannah Fosdick, his early life and training remain not well documented, with no records of formal apprenticeships or mentors identified.) By 18...