Restoring historic photographs is often done in an attempt to get a glimpse of the colors and details that the earliest ...

As a collector, I’m always searching for the rare and unusual to round out my collection. Just recently I came upon a large pewter plate, also referred to as a charger, that looked quite ...

Early pewter should be displayed in the right context; i.e., on an early cupboard or chest, as it was by its original owners. Centuries back, sterling was displayed in the homes of the monied to ...

Pewter plates, dishes, basins, drinking vessels and cutlery filled the tables. Pewter oil lamps and candlesticks provided light. Durable and practical, often lustrous and always useful, ...

With the pewter plate in place, he moved the camera obscura near a second-story window at his home in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France. Then, he waited. And waited some more.

FORT MONTGOMERY — For history buffs, the pewter plate that's been added to the artifact collection in Fort Montgomery holds a lot of significance. Historical records show that George Washington ...

SIDEBAR: LUSTER FOR LIFE There is a very good reason pewter is used for pitchers, bowls, cups, plates, tankards, tureens and mugs. “When you eat or drink from pewter, it leaves no taste.

Question: I found this 9½-inch metal plate while remodeling a house about 15 years ago. "MF" is on its front. "ES" is on its back and there are three identical, hard-to-read stamps. I can only ...

Pewter plates Photo from the Journal of Maritime Archaeology . These religious scenes indicate the plates may have been used in a church, perhaps for collecting offerings or for baptisms ...

View Grapes with a peeled lemon and bread on a pewter plate, on a ledge and Grapes with bread and hazelnuts on a pewter plate, both on a ledge by Jacob van Es on artnet. Browse upcoming and past ...

View Peaches on a pewter plate, cherries in a porcelain bowl with a dish of sweets, a knife and a box on a wooden ledge by Juan van der Hamen y León on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by ...

Historical records show he had nearly two dozen drinking glasses, four jugs, and 28 glass bottles as well as pewter bowls, plates, and spoons. While more affordable than silver, ...