Overview
Collection Information
Size: 2 Items, partial microfilm reels
Summary: Thomas Tucker's pattern books, 1832-1838, including designs, receipes for colors and porcelain; price books, 1826-1846; 20th century clippings; letters from descendents; and letterbooks of Benjamin Tucker, 1823-1831, relating to the manufacture of porcelain by his son, William Ellis Tucker.
Biographical/Historical Note
Porcelain designers and manufactures; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Tucker was a merchant who imported plain china. His son, William Ellis Tucker, painted it. In 1828, William and his brother, Thomas, began their own porcelain manufacturing company. In 1832, they were joined by Judge Hamphill, an established Philadelphia manufacturer. The business closed in 1838.
Provenance
Lent for microfilming, 1954, by the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
