• Born: 6 Mar 1813, Dorchester MA
• Died: 22 Mar 1876

  General notes:

Pewtersmith

  Events in his life were:

• He worked in 1840-1847 as a pewtersmith in Dorchester MA
  In 1844 he joined the utopian experiment, Brook Farm Institute of Agriculture and Education.

• Fluid lamp, c 1844-1847
  Private Collection
  h: 8"
  Marked on base Brook Farm.

• He was a partner in 1848-1855 with George Molineux in New York City NY as CAPEN & MOLINEUX.

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Jersey City NJ, listed as a lamp manufacturer.

• Whale oil lamps, c 1850
  Private Collection
  h: 10 5/8"

• Two wick lamp, c 1850
  Metropolitan Museum of Art
  h: 2 7/8"