[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
51/676/1-2
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[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This pewter pot was probably used for sugar, and probably forms part of a tea set. It has four legs, and decorated handles, lid, sides and bottom. It was made by Reed and Barton of Taunton, Massachusetts, and bears the number 1766.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 sugar pot: metal [pewter]; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This is a pewter pot, probably used for sugar. It is large, with handles on each side, and a lid, with a very elaborate knob on the top. The handles, lid, sides and bottom are all decorated and the pot stands on four feet, very similar to those on 51/567L. It was made by Reed and Barton and bears the number 1766. It is 7 inches in height. It was probably part of a tea set, of which 51/675L was another part.', No Lavinia Smith No. recorded.
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]
Taunton [Massachusetts [state]]
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Nineteenth century
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_385.tif - High resolution image
