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Quart pot
Nathaniel Austin (1741–1816)
1763–1807
Object Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Pewter
Dimensions
14.92 x 15.87 x 12.06 cm (5 7/8 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Francis H. Bigelow
Accession Number17.171
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPewter
DescriptionQuart-size vessel with straight sides, molding at base, and band near top; flat scroll handle with disc on tip bearing mark in relief; handle decoration near tip
Marks
Marked "N AUSTIN" in relief
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; lent by noted Boston collector and scholar Francis Hill Bigelow on October 18, 1916; made a gift February 1, 1917.