Circa 1870 Renaissance Victorian silverplate ice water pitcher, Rogers, Smith & Co New, Haven, CN, under two patents, 1-Jas Stimpson 1854 & 1868 reissue (double-wall insulating body), 2-WW Lyman, 1858 (hollow double-wall flap, gravity operated, shutting in body of double wall / throat of spout). Silverplate double-wall body, scrolled engraved design of scrolling ivy with stippled leaves, Egyptian Revival lady head on open handle with rosette and palmette motif, hinged double-wall lid with palmette/berry motif on square finial, ears of corn & basket motif under spout with ribbon tied double torches on top of spout. 12” tall, 10” spout to handle, 7” dia base. Weight- 4.5 lbs. Condition – solid, no breaks or repairs, shows some wear to silver, two light dents on one side of body . 818h - 1868-1877, Info on dating this item - 1868 is when Stimpson Patent was re-issued for seven years. RS&Co mark appeared to have ended use in 1877 (RS&Co was purchased by Meriden Britannia Co, but RS&Co name appeared to have been used till 1877). - Rogers, Smith & Co. (1862-1863) organized to manufacture silver-plated hollowware, formed in Hartford 1862, moved to New Haven, Conn. 1862-68, The RS&Co was sold in 1863 to Meriden Britannia Co with all facilities incorporated into Meriden by 1877. The RS&Co, New Haven plant continued to 1877 continuing to use RS&Co marks 1862-77.
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