Decorative brass warming pan with initials R.C, date of 1779 and location Norwich on it. Notation on back "courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Albertine, but unknown location presently."
The bowls of this very large ladle and skimmer are made of brass and are approximately 6 inches in diameter. The handles are 22 inches long. Probably made by a crafsman in central Pensylvania in the nineteenth century. Included in the picture is a long cooking fork.
Cast metal dyes in which thin sheets of copper were pounded to create the various forms used for weather vanes. The running horse was a popular motif. Courtesy of Shelburne Village
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. Picture courtesy of Shelburne Village
The only American brass tea kettle seen by H.J. Kauffman. The maker has not been identified. It is in perfect condition. Inscription on the front of tea kettle "From Wm. Kee, Esq to James M. Adams, U.S.N."
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. From the James A. Knowles Collectio, The Smithsonian Institution.
Extremely rare brass kettle made of one piece of brass. There are no joints and the forming was done completely wth a hammer. Signed W. Heyser, Chambersburg. From Horst Collection
(3 copies 1 one 5"x7", one 8"x8", the other 8"x10")
