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On Display: House - Simsbury Room
Monteith
1725-1775
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Pewter
Museum Object Number
1959.0004.002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1959.0004.002
Object Name
Monteith
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Creation place identified as England (per previous cataloguer). Suggested stylistic origin as Dutch by Jessie McNab, Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1961. (See Notes.)
Date
1725-1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Exterior rim, on tongue
Inscription: a crown stamp above an "X" are stamped incuse
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pewter
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
8.78 (H) x 16.535 (W) x 14.488 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.3 (H) x 42 (W) x 36.8 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 03//2012 Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition. County Lines Magazine. XXXV (7): 38-43.
• Published: p. 41Article: McNab, Jessie. 08//1962 Monteiths: English, American, Continental. Antiques. 156-160.
• General discussion of monteiths in broad range of materials