Bristol Low or West Country measure; half pint size. Conical or ovoid body with molded lip, neck and foot; circular, everted rim. Tapered, S-scroll handle has spurred thumbrest and lower bud terminal; both terminals attached to body. Rim exterior stamped with two partially erased marks, one entirely illegible and the other circular with "STER" visible. Touchmark of M. Fothergill & Sons on bottom outside. From a set of four, DL*67.0125-.0128.
Maker is M. Fothergill & Sons, Bristol, England; working 1783-1835.
Part of upright from a figural andiron featuring the head and torso of a woman wearing a square-necked, tight bodice; her hair is pulled back and her hands are clasped at her waist. Upright broken where billet bar was attached; one plain, arched and rounded cabriole leg remains. No marks. One of a pair, 1982.0090.82A-B.
Figural andiron featuring the head and torso of a woman wearing a square-necked, tight bodice; her hair is pulled back and her hands are clasped at her waist. Plain, arched and rounded cabriole legs have a circular depression at top center and a small point below. Cast billet bar with bump for log stop is fused into back of cast upright. No marks. One of a pair, 1982.0090.82A-B.
Small, plain, vertically-sided bowl on molded, flared base with low-domed cover topped by ball knop. Four pseudo-hallmarks struck on outside of bowl below flared rim (left to right; all effaced), "TD", Britannia seated, lion's head erased and dagger or sword pointed up, all in clipped-corner rectangles.
Maker is Thomas Danforth III (1756-1849) of Middletown and Stepney (Rocky Hill), CT; working 1777-1818. He opened a shop in Philadelphia circa 1806/7 and was joined by fellow CT pewtersmith Blakeslee Barnes (or Blakslee Barns, 1781-1823) in circa 1807/9. Danforth returned permanently to CT aorund 1811. Danforth is thought to have stopped using pseudo-hallmarks before 1800.
Double dome lid, plain bulbous or tulip-shape tankard having a drop-pierced chair-back thumbpiece with tongue-and-pip on its front and flared band at rim on a stepped cyma-molded circular base; quart size. Hollow, D-section, S-curve handle is engraved "S I" on the long, trefoil tongue-and-pip below the five-knuckle hinge and tapers to a hooded ball terminal; no strut. Touchmark at center of a pair of incised concentric circles inside bottom appears to be a crowned pair of birds standing facing inwards with "LO VE" at left and right inside a beaded circle.
Hemispherical hanging rack suspended from a swivel loop with hook on large circular ring. Three curved arms ending in large hooks are forge-welded together at top center and riveted to a flat, wide hoop at base; three double- or split-hooks are also riveted to hoop between them. No marks.
Triple-dome lidded, spouted baluster flagon with shell thumb piece, engraved on front of belly "Wine Company (arched) / of / Scotland (curved)" in cursive script; quart size. Three incised lines around rim and one at foot; two molded bands around body. Strap handle with stepped thumbrest and short lower terminal; cylindrical strut. Plain, curved spout; no strainer. No other marks.
Chartres type bulbous or bellied flagon or pichet with a high collar cut away at back for the flat inset lid; pinched spout. Double-bud thumb piece and wedge extension. Molded bands around top of neck, shoulder, and lower body above flared base. Few incised lines remain around body. Strap handle with stepped thumbrest and short round terminal. Bottom underside is struck with two marks, one almost entirely effaced while the other has a star over interlocking "C"s, that are surrounded by scratched graffiti, most illegible but includes "Puolä(?) land", "1776", "(???) nasse / 1774".
Small, circular, footed bowl with double-reeded rim, straight tapered sides and round bottom on an incurved and flared, double-reeded base. No marks apparent. One of two salt cellars or dishes, 1986.0027.70-.71 (only . 70 is marked).
Straight tapered mug with high astragal fillet, molded rim and base; quart size. Hollow, D-section, S-curve handle with tongued thumbrest tapers to a split- or scroll-top ball terminal; no strut. Small circular touchmark with the raised roman letters "F·B" above a fleur-de-lis for Frederick Bassett inside bottom.
Lidless tappit hen measure with a reshaped, flat, angled upper terminal; imperial half gallon size. Molded lip and plain base with molded bands around bottom of rim, below shoulder, and at base. Rim exterior is stamped "1/2 IMP. GAL." in incuse serif letters on front opposite handle with an illegible mark and crowned George IV Edinburgh verification mark to right of handle. Flat bottom with circular pot touch of Robert Whyte of Edinburgh.
Maker is Robert Whyte of Edinburgh, Scotland, working 1804-1854. The George IV mark indicates date made is pre-1830.
Bristol Low or West Country measure; pint size. Conical or ovoid body with molded lip, neck and foot; circular, everted rim. Tapered, S-scroll handle has spurred thumbrest and lower bud terminal; both terminals attached to body. Front of foot stamped "PINT" in incuse serif letters. Rim interior stamped with five verification marks, two for the City of Bristol (one circular and one crowned), one for Watchet & Williton, one for Somerset County, and an unidentified "CB9". Partial touchmark of M. Fothergill & Sons on bottom outside. From a set of four, DL*67.0125-.0128 (complete Fothergill mark on DL*67.0127).
Maker is M. Fothergill & Sons, Bristol, England; working 1783-1835.
Bristol Low or West Country measure; gill size. Conical or ovoid body with incised line at seam; circular, everted rim with two incised lines; molded foot. Tapered, C-scroll handle has spurred thumbrest; both terminals attached to body. Illegible mark on rim interior. Rim exterior stamped to left of handle with verification mark for Bath. Bottom exterior has maker's mark of M. Fothergill & Sons. From a set of four, DL*67.0125-.0128.
Maker is M. Fothergill & Sons, Bristol, England; working 1783-1835.
Thistle measure; pint size. Plain bands around rim and base. Spurred D- or ear-shaped handle with flat lower terminal; cylindrical struts. Front of body stamped "PINT" above "HM", both in incuse serif letters. Rim exterior has thistle quality mark on front and verification mark for Glasgow to right and left of handle, all partial. From a set of five thistle measures, DL*67.0213-.0218.
Bristol Low or West Country measure; quart size. Conical or ovoid body with molded lip, neck and foot; circular, everted rim. Tapered, S-scroll handle has spurred thumbrest and lower bud terminal; both terminals attached to body. Front of foot stamped "QUART" in incuse serif letters. Rim interior stamped with verification marks for Somerset County and for Watchet & Williton. Possible obliterated mark on rim exterior. Partial touchmark of M. Fothergill & Sons on bottom outside. From a set of four measures, DL*67.0125-.0128 (complete Fothergill mark on DL*67.0127).
Maker is M. Fothergill & Sons, Bristol, England; working 1783-1835.
Lille type lidded and spouted bulbous or bellied flagon on an applied flared base. Flat-top cyma-molded lid. Uncovered, inset, cyma-curved spout with one bead below. Plain strap handle has a plain rectangular thumb piece, ridged thumbrest and short terminal; five-knuckle hinge. Bottom underside struck with three touchmarks, "OUDART / LILLE / *" in raised serif letters bordered by scrolls, "[I] B / O" around a fleur-de-lis inside a pair of crossed laurel branches, and "[I] B O" in an imperial crown over a Tudor rose.
Maker is Jean-Baptiste Oudart of Lille, France; master status in 1775.
Plain, pear-shaped body with threaded neck topped by a screw cap with attached nipple; misshapen lower half with flat bottom on flattened foot ring. No marks.
Large, single-reeded circular dish with an elaborate repoussé chased armorial device consisting of a quartered shield with quartered inescutcheon surmounted by six open or barred helmets, each with a different crest; rim below is chased in script "Carl Christian, Furst vom Nassau-Weilburg, 1754." No foot ring. Touch mark struck three times on underside, arranged in a circle, before decorated; consists of an oval containing the standing, winged figure of Justice with a spreadwing bird at lower left, the words "[???]ICK." and "ENGLISCH.ZINN." in reserves above and below.
Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, was the first ruler of the Principality of Nassau-Weilburg from 1753 to 1788. Arms appear to be those of Nassau-Siegen with an inescutcheon of Limburg-Styrum. Pewterer's mark not identified.