Bowl or basin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1812-1817
Maker
Blakeslee Barns (1781-1823)
Measurements
2-1/4 in x 9-1/8 in (dia)
Materials
Pewter
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.891
Inscription
The faint, almost unreadable mark of Blakeslee Barns in stamped into the inside center of the bowl.
Condition Notes
The basin exhibits modest pitting, wear, and a few small dents. The rim is slightly bent in places.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The pewter basin has a wide molded rim with a score line creating a bead along the outside. The inside of the bowl has an incised line near the booge where the sidewall curves up from the flat bottom. Chatter marks from skimming, a process of initial smoothing of the basin after it was removed from the bronze mold in which it was cast, are visible on the underside of the rim and the outside bottom.
