MARK OF ELIAS PELLETREAU, SOUTHAMPTON, NY, CIRCA 1750

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A SILVER PORRINGER
MARK OF ELIAS PELLETREAU, SOUTHAMPTON, NY, CIRCA 1750
The handle engraved with monogram F /T*L, marked under handle
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) long over handle; 8 oz. 4 dwt. (255 gr.)

Provenance

Thomas Fanning (1722-1782) and his wife Lydia Horton (1729-1803), who married in 1747
Thence by descent to the present owner

Lot Essay

The monogram is that of Thomas Fanning and his wife Lydia Horton of Suffolk Country, Long Island. The Fanning family was closely connected with the family of Elias Pelletreau. Thomas and Lydia's son David married Jane Smith in 1753. Jane was sister-in-law to Elias Pelletreau Jr. and niece of Sarah Gelston, who was Elias Pelletreau Sr.'s wife and step-sister.

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