An estate inventory is a list of the assets and liabilities of a decedent's estate with the appraised value of those items, with the exception of real estate.
A signed copper warming pan, made by Richard Collier of Norwich, Conn., in 1779. Notice the use of holes to make a design in the lid. From the private collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Albertine. Picture in the book "American Copper & Brass" page 86.