Hester Bateman
Pepper Pot
1781-1782
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Hester Bateman
Pepper Pot
1781-1782
Physical Qualities
Silver, 6 in. (15.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Dorothy McIlvain Scott Collection
Object Number
2012.365
It was unusual for a woman to run a family business successfully during the 18th century, but Hester Bateman did so for thirty years following her husband’s death. Succeeded in turn by members of her family, the Bateman silversmithing company lasted until the middle of the 19th century.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2012; Dorothy McIlvain Scott, Baltimore, by purchase, 1978; S. J. Shrubsole, New York and London
Extended Loans IN
AMW Reinstallation 2014
American Wing Rotations 2020
American Wing Rotations 2021
American Wing Rotations 2022
American Wing Rotations 2023
American Wing Rotations 2024
American Wing Rotations 2025
Markings: on underside: maker's stamps - "HB", lion, crowned lion head, "g" maker's stamps: "HB", lion
On View at the BMA
