{"id":999,"date":"2010-03-26T09:03:33","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T14:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=999"},"modified":"2011-01-10T11:50:17","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T16:50:17","slug":"continental-pewter-pot-c-1850","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=999","title":{"rendered":"Continental pewter pot, c.1850"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have not come across many examples of pewter with inventive repairs so I was glad to have found this 11&#8243; tall urn shaped coffee pot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19771.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4843\" title=\"IMG_1977\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19771.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19771-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A metal\u00a0replacement handle with thumb rest and crimped edges has the same silhouette as the original handle, which would have been carved out of wood.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19791.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4844\" title=\"IMG_1979\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19791.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19791.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19791-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Continental maker&#8217;s marks on the bottom confirms the piece is neither American nor English.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4845\" title=\"IMG_1980\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19801.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19801.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19801-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Federal period coffee pot from Philadelphia maintains its original handle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006-10-03__12-09-32Image1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4846\" title=\"2006-10-03__12-09-32Image1\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006-10-03__12-09-32Image1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006-10-03__12-09-32Image1.gif 272w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006-10-03__12-09-32Image1-226x300.gif 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/antiquesandthearts.com\">Antiques and the Arts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have not come across many examples of pewter with inventive repairs so I was glad to have found this 11&#8243; tall urn shaped coffee pot. A metal\u00a0replacement handle with thumb rest and crimped edges has the same silhouette as the original handle, which would have been carved out of wood. 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