Americana & Folk Art
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Peggy McClard Antiques Americana & Folk Art |
| American pewter porringer with a heart handle of the type used by
Richard Lee (1788-1820, NH, Mass, Vt) and Richard Lee, Jr. (Springfield,
VT 1795-1816) and Roswell Gleason (Dorchester, Mass. 1821-1871). See
Montgomery, Charles F., A History of American Pewter.
E.P. Dutton New York, 1978 ed. 151. The bellied bowl with a boss
or slight dome in the center of a flat bottom has a diameter of
approximately 4 1/2". The porringer measures 6 1/2" to the tip of
the handle and stands 1 5/8" tall. The bowl is slightly misshapen,
and the body has a few dents. There is a slight curve to handle,
but no apparent repairs, and the piece has a bright clean patina. A
faint linen mark can be seen on the inside of bowl. A previous
owner inscribed the outside lip of bowl with an identification number.
A nice early porringer of good size and presence. (#4374) $435 |
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