Description:
Brass ladle made by Richard Lee Jr. (b.1775), stamped into the back of handle "R. LEE" within a cartouche with a serrated edge border. The ladle has a cast circular bowl of thin metal; elongated cast handle with thin midsection and flattened and pointed end, and circular hole in the flat end of the ladle. The handle is attached to bowl with copper rivets, two at the side and one in the center of the bowl. The marked brass ladles of Richard Lee, Jr. are a New England product of much merit and interest, and have further interest because they are an example of work done by a metal craftsman who worked in both pewter and brass. His work is represented in the collections of the Winterthur Museum, the Newark Museum, and in private collections. Richard Lee, Jr. worked in Springfield, Vermont, from 1795-1830. His father, Richard Lee, Sr. (1747-1823) tried to earn his living in many ways around New England, but was successful at none; about 1795 he tried pewtering with his son but soon gave up, only to return to live with his son in 1805 "and sell pewter and brassware for him again." It is probably impossible to determine if both Lees used the same dies in trying to determine if certain pewter pieces were made by the father or son.
Subjects:
Copper; Brass Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=HD+95.017 |
