A small liquor still used on the premises of a plantation in the south. The object is made of two parts which are held together with rivets. The spiral condensing part was made of pewter or tin.
Williamsburg pewter tea pot with a rosewood handle is made by Kirk Stieff. It is adapted from an 18th century antique in the Colonial Williamsburg collection attributed to the London shop of Samuel Ellis. Courtesy Colonial Williamsburg.