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1650–1700

Pewter

2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm) base (base): 4 3/4 in.(12 cm) other (Collar): 4 1/4 in.(10.8 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Montgomery
1973.138.3
Culture: 
British
Period: 
17th century
Classification: 
Containers - Metals
Geography: 
Made in England
Status: 
On view
Provenance: 

Purchased from the Bozrah family of Norwich, CT, by a dealer (Knowlton) in Mansfield, CT; purchased by Charles F. Montgomery. Gift in 1973 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography: 

Wendell D. Garrett, “Living with Antiques: The Home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Montgomery,” Antiques (January 1972): 190.

David L. Barquist, American and English Pewter at the Yale University Art Gallery: A Supplementary Checklist (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1985), 63, no. 253, ill.

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