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A London Pewterer's Workshop in 1551

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2011

Ronald F Homer
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A three-leaf fragment of an unidentified London pewterer's business records, covering some three months of the year 1551, has been found among the archives of the Worshipful Company of Pewterers and is here transcribed together with a discussion of its contents. It provides an inventory of the pewterer's stock, describes the alloying and casting of over a ton of tin to produce a wide range of pewter flatware, and itemizes the sales and loans of pewterware to named customers. These include other pewterers and Alderman Richard Lambert. The manuscript provides a unique insight into a sixteenth century pewterer's workshop practices. Speculation into the identity of the pewterer has proved inconclusive.

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Research Article
Information
The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 79 , September 1999 , pp. 245 - 255
Copyright
Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1999

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