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Historical Homes, Pewter Plates, Still Life Photos, Pewter Metal, Still Life Drawing, Antique Pewter, Still Life Art, Colonial Style, Early American

In Colonial America, pewter was a staple of everday living. A collection of polished pewter, used and proudly displayed, symbolized prosperity to the wives of the artisans and shopkeepers. The eighteenth-century housewife kept her pewter polished. The gentry ate from silver and imported china; the very poor made out with wooden trenchers and pottery mugs. This lasted about 1825, when the white ware of American potters invaded simple dining rooms and banished pewter to the kitchens.

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