Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, 1808-1842

Five-Piece Tea and Coffee Service

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866) and Sidney Gardiner (1787–1827)
Five-Piece Tea and Coffee Service, Philadelphia, 1812–20
Silver and wood; h. 10 3/4 in. (coffeepot)
Collection of The Newark Museum, Purchase 1968 Sophronia Anderson Bequest Fund, 1968.192a–e

Urn Presented to Isaac Hull

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866) and Sidney Gardiner (1787–1827)
Urn Presented to Isaac Hull, Philadelphia, 1813
Silver; h. 29 1/2 in.
Private collection

Urn Presented to Isaac Hull (detail)

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866) and Sidney Gardiner (1787–1827)
Urn Presented to Isaac Hull (detail), Philadelphia, 1813
Silver; h. 29 1/2 in.
Private collection

Pitcher

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866) and Sidney Gardiner (1787–1827)
Pitcher, Philadelphia, 1815–20
Silver; h. 15 3/4 in.
Winterthur Museum, Museum Purchase, 1969.0016

Pair of Tankards

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866) and Sidney Gardiner (1787–1827)
Pair of Tankards, Philadelphia, 1815–20
Silver; h. 4 3/4 in.
Winterthur Museum, Gift of Denison and Louise Hatch, 2001.002.022.1–.2

Urn Presented to Andrew Jackson, Philadelphia

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866) and Sidney Gardiner (1787–1827)
Urn Presented to Andrew Jackson, Philadelphia, 1816
Silver; h. 18 in.
Collection of the South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina
Photo Credit: Hunter Clarkson

The Society of the Cincinnati Badge

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866) and Sidney Gardiner (1787–1827)
The Society of the Cincinnati Badge, Philadelphia, 1815–20
Gold, enamel, and ruby; h. 2 3/4 in.
Courtesy of the West Point Museum Collection, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Army

Table Service Presented to John Rodgers (detail)

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866) and Sidney Gardiner (1787–1827)
Table Service Presented to John Rodgers (detail), Philadelphia, 1817
Silver; various dimensions
Courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society

Coffee or Hot Water Urn

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866) and Sidney Gardiner (1787–1827)
Coffee or Hot Water Urn, Philadelphia, 1820–30
Silver; h. 13 3/4 in.
Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld

Vase Presented to De Witt Clinton

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866) and Sidney Gardiner (1787–1827)
Vase Presented to De Witt Clinton, Philadelphia, 1824
Silver; h. 23 1/2 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 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. Ransom Spaford Hooker, in her memory, by exchange, 1982 (1982.4a,b)

Vase Presented to De Witt Clinton

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866) and Sidney Gardiner (1787–1827)
Vase Presented to De Witt Clinton, Philadelphia, 1825
Silver; h. 23 3/4 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Erving and Joyce Wolf Foundation, 1988 (1988.199)

Sword Presented to Henry Ballard (detail)

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866), William Rose & Sons (active ca. 1800–1854), and John Meer (active ca. 1795–1834)
Sword Presented to Henry Ballard (detail), Philadelphia, 1829
Gold and steel; l. 32 1/2 in.
Ruth J. Nutt Collection
Photo Credit: Thomas Nutt

Vase Presented to Cadwalader Evans

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866)
Vase Presented to Cadwalader Evans, Philadelphia, 1830
Silver; h. 21 1/4 in.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania Collection, Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia

Sauceboats and Stands

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866)
Sauceboats and Stands, Philadelphia, 1830–35
Silver; h. 8 1/2 in. each
Ruth J. Nutt Collection
Elizabeth Feld Herzberg

Candelabrum

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866)
Candelabrum, Philadelphia, 1834–40
Silver; h. 24 1/4 in.
Ruth J. Nutt Collection
Photo credit: Thomas Nutt

Pitcher

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Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866)
Pitcher, Philadelphia, ca. 1825
Silver; h. 14 5/8 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, William Cullen Bryant Fellows, Gifts, 2007 (2007.25)

Drawing for a Coffee Urn

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Workshop of Thomas Fletcher
Drawing for a Coffee Urn, Philadelphia, 1825–35
Graphite on white wove paper; 16 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Elisha Wittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953 (53.652.28)

Drawing for a Pitcher

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Workshop of Thomas Fletcher
Drawing for a Pitcher, Philadelphia, 1830–40
Pen and ink on cream wove paper; 19 3/16 x 13 9/16 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953 (53.652.34)

Thomas Fletcher

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Henry Williams (1787–1830)
Thomas Fletcher, Boston, ca. 1810
Watercolor on ivory; 2 7/8 x 2 1/4 in.
Yale University Art Gallery, Mabel Brady Garvan Collection, 1936.301.1

Trade Card for Fletcher and Gardiner

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James H. Young and George Delleker, engravers
Trade Card for Fletcher and Gardiner, Philadelphia, ca. 1817
Engraving; 6 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.
Winterthur Library: Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera