American Antique Pewter – Types Forms Makers Marks Etc. / Scarce In-Depth Book

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In this richly illustrated study, the author traces the history of pewter in America. “He offers many fascinating glimpses into local history and cultural life as he traces the evolution of styles: the simple shapes that enhanced seventeenth –century life, the elegant eighteenth-century designs, and the bold ornamental forms of the nineteenth century, to which the harder and lighter versions of the alloy – Britannia – was particularly well suited.”
A HISTORY OF AMERICAN PEWTER
by Charles F. Montgomery, E.P. Dutton, NY, 1973/1977.
“This authoritative study includes a discussion of methods of manufacture, shop practices, apprenticeship, the pewterers’ craft as it broke away from Traditional English forms, the fascinating topic of pewterers’ ‘touches’ or trademarks, and, for the collector, connoisseurship. A section on American pewterers and Britannia makers and their marks and their marks provides a valuable reference for the collector and student alike, as does an analysis of the composition of pewter objects, which represents a recent advance in research that has never been published.”
Profusely illustrated in black-and-white, this book covers by chapter: Pewter in Everyday Life; The American Pewterer and His Craft; Connoisseurship; Church Pewter: Baptismal Basins, Beakers, Chalices, Flagons, and Communion Tokens; Lighting: Candlesticks, Lamps, and Sconces; Drinking Vessels: Mugs and Tankards; Pitchers; Plates, Dishes, and Basins; Porringers; Spoons and Ladles; Utensils for Tea and Coffee; “Any Uncommon Thing in Pewter”; Pewterers and Britannia Makers and Their Marks; Public Collections of American Pewter; Plates and Dishes in the Winterthur Museum; Composition of American Pewter and Britannia Objects; Cleaning Old Pewter; Bibliography; and Index. This is an indispensable book, which belongs in the permanent library of the collector, dealer or historian of antique pewter.
7.1” x 10.25” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 246 pages.
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