Spire flagon
William Newham
(English, active from 1708)
about 1710–1730
Medium/TechniquePewter
DimensionsHeight x width: 34.3 × 17.1 × 20.3 cm (13 1/2 × 6 3/4 × 8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III
Accession number2022.1307
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPewter
DescriptionThe shapes of pewter relate directly to contemporaneous English silver, ceramics, and glass. With a particularly prestigious provenance from the Ledlie Laughlin collection of pewter, the spire flagon is notable in its size and elegant proportions, including an exaggerated curl under the top handle.
ProvenanceBy 1940, Ledlie Irwin Laughlin (b. 1890 - d. 1977), Princeton, NJ; 1958, given by Laughlin to the Trent House Association, Trenton, NJ (accession no. 58.16 / THA 269); 2003, deaccessioned by the Trent House Association; September 20, 2003, consigned by Trent House Association, Freeman’s, Philadelphia, part of lot 1016, sold to an unidentified dealer; sold by this dealer to David Moulson, Alcester, England; November 2003, sold by David Moulson to Anne H. and Frederick Vogel, III, Milwaukee, WI; 2022, gift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2022)
William Will
