Metals
Richard Lee Jr. (Brass founder)
Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
1795-1830
Brass; Copper
Hammered
1967.0098
Object Number1967.0098 |
Ladle
Metals
Museum purchase
Richard Lee Jr. (Brass founder)
05/06/1775
Richard Lee Jr was the son of Richard Lee Sr, also a pewterer.
For more on Richard Lee Jr's marks, see C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.265; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.125-127; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.224. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.1, p.121-124 and Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.136.
Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
Origin is Springfield, Vermont, or Providence, Rhode Island as per a previous cataloguer [Lorena Baines 2007].
1795-1830
1. Mark; Handle, surface; Stamped "RICHARD·LEE" in serrated-edge rectangle
Brass; Copper
Hammered
16.142 (L) , 5.748 (W) , 5.752 (Diam)
41 (L) , 14.6 (W) , 14.61 (Diam)
Diameter of Bowl is 5 3/4". Length given is overall; length of handle only is 12 3/16".
Text available soon.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 26a, p. 97.