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  • Object number
    51/676/1-2
  • Collection
    Lavinia Smith Collection
  • Creator
    Reed and Barton
  • Description
    Pewter pot probably used for sugar, and probably forms part of a tea set. Made by Reed and Barton of Taunton, Massachusetts.
    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.
  • Physical description
    1 sugar pot: metal [pewter]; good condition
  • Archival history
    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.
  • Production place
    Taunton [Massachusetts [state]]
  • Production date
    1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31
  • Production period
    Nineteenth century
  • Object name
    Bowl, sugar
  • Material
    Metal, pewter
  • Associated subject
    Berkshire
    DOMESTIC AND FAMILY LIFE : serving, eating and drinking
    Sugar
  • Associated person/institution
    Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)
  • External document
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_385.tif - High resolution image
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