#thomasfletcher

Design for a tea-pot, verso: design for a covered dish and bowl by Thomas Fletcher, Drawings and Prints

Medium: Graphite

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Pair of Sauceboats, Thomas Fletcher, 1830, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

Made by preeminent Philadelphia silversmith Thomas Fletcher, this pair of sauceboats reflects not only the vogue for French-inspired classical designs but also significant advances in the industrial and technological production of silver that took place in the 19th century. Coinciding with the American industrial revolution, silver making became increasingly mechanized through the introduction of flat rolled silver and die-rolled bands—three of which appear as decorative borders on each sauceboat. The elegant oval bodies with upswept spouts are typical neoclassical forms; however, the handles add distinct flourish: the bold yet refined bud-shaped handles have no known precedent and are original to Fletcher. Restricted gift of the Antiquarian Society Size: 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 Medium: Silver

Pair of Sauceboats, Thomas Fletcher, 1830, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

Made by preeminent Philadelphia silversmith Thomas Fletcher, this pair of sauceboats reflects not only the vogue for French-inspired classical designs but also significant advances in the industrial and technological production of silver that took place in the 19th century. Coinciding with the American industrial revolution, silver making became increasingly mechanized through the introduction of flat rolled silver and die-rolled bands—three of which appear as decorative borders on each sauceboat. The elegant oval bodies with upswept spouts are typical neoclassical forms; however, the handles add distinct flourish: the bold yet refined bud-shaped handles have no known precedent and are original to Fletcher. Restricted gift of the Antiquarian Society Size: 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 Medium: Silver

Pair of Sauceboats, Thomas Fletcher, 1830, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

Made by preeminent Philadelphia silversmith Thomas Fletcher, this pair of sauceboats reflects not only the vogue for French-inspired classical designs but also significant advances in the industrial and technological production of silver that took place in the 19th century. Coinciding with the American industrial revolution, silver making became increasingly mechanized through the introduction of flat rolled silver and die-rolled bands—three of which appear as decorative borders on each sauceboat. The elegant oval bodies with upswept spouts are typical neoclassical forms; however, the handles add distinct flourish: the bold yet refined bud-shaped handles have no known precedent and are original to Fletcher. Restricted gift of the Antiquarian Society Size: 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 Medium: Silver

Design for a covered vase by Thomas Fletcher, Drawings and Prints

Medium: Pen and ink

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Teapot by Thomas Fletcher, American Decorative Arts

Medium: Silver

Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Ewer by Thomas Fletcher, American Decorative Arts

Medium: Silver

Purchase, William Cullen Bryant Fellows Gifts, 2007 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Presentation Vase by Thomas Fletcher via American Decorative Arts

Medium: Silver

Purchase, Louis V. Bell and Rogers Funds; Anonymous and Robert G. Goelet Gifts; and Gifts of Fenton L. B. Brown and of the grandchildren of Mrs. Ranson Spaford Hooker, in her memory, by exchange, 1982 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY