Pitcher

Ebenezer Moulton was a member of the large Moulton family of silversmiths from Newbury and Newburyport. He worked in both the latter city and in Boston. As observed by Martha Gandy Fales, a noted silver scholar, “Of all the Moultons, it was Ebenezer who produced the most interesting silver, much of it while he had his shop in Boston.” This large pitcher, made for a Salem mariner, is a simple yet classically elegant example of his work. Moulton’s best-known work is a large presentation pitcher in the Museum’s collection, which was engraved by Thomas Wightman and presented to Isaac Harris in 1810 for his efforts in extinguishing a fire in the Old South Church.

This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.