Thomas Tucker and Tucker family papers
name: label: Creator
content: Tucker, Thomas
label: Names
content: Tucker, William Ellis, d. 1832
topic: label: Occupation
content: Ceramicists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Manufacturers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Porcelain -- 19th century -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Porcelain industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Decorative arts
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming, 1954, by the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
creator: label: Creator
content: Tucker, Thomas
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Porcelain designers and manufactures; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.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.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (partial microfilm reels)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1823-1877
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.tuckthom
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels P16 (fr. 738-865) & P17 (fr. 1-86) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 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.