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Maker(s):Pierce, Samuel
Culture:American (1767-1840)
Title:mold
Date Made:1790-1810
Type:Metalworking Tool
Materials:soapstone
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Greenfield
Measurements:overall: 1 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in; 4.445 cm x 6.985 cm x 6.0325 cm
Accession Number:  HD 1467.14
Credit Line:gift of Leslie Irwin Laughlin
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Half of a soapstone mold for an unidentified form - possibly for the base "stem" of a teapot or the base of a pepper pot. It was found in the tool chest of Samuel Pierce (1767-1840) who worked as a pewterer in Greenfield.

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