Stodder & Frobisher
Tray

MakerAmerican, partnership active 1816–1825
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tray
Datec. 1816–1825
Made inBoston, Massachusetts, United States
MediumSilver
Dimensions1 1/4 × 16 3/16 × 13 5/8 in. (3.2 × 41.1 × 34.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Object numberB.2000.3
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Metals Study Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThe Boston partnership of Jonathan Stodder and Benjamin Frobisher lasted from 1816 to 1825. After that, Stodder relocated to New York, and Frobisher continued working in Boston. This rectangular tray with a stepped, gadrooned rim is a restrained expression of the late neoclassical style.
Provenance[Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Exhibition HistoryHirschl & Adler, New York, "1999–2000, Boston in the Age of Neo-Classicism: 1810–1840, p.82, no.43 illus.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved in center: family coat of arms
Marked twice on underside: STODDER & FROBISHER

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