Broad rimmed charger
Henry Frewin, Sr.
(English, active 1624–1663)
about 1660
Medium/TechniquePewter
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 3.2 × 46 (1 1/4 × 18 1/8 )
Rim width 3 7/16 in.
Rim width 3 7/16 in.
Credit LineGift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III
Accession number2022.1306
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPewter
DescriptionThe shapes of pewter relate directly to contemporaneous English silver, ceramics, and glass. A broad rimmed charger from Reading, the work of Henry Frewin Sr. is a good example of sadware (plates, dishes, and chargers) which formed a large part of pewter production in the 17th century.
ProvenanceMay 2003, sold through Gardiner Houlgate Auctioneers, Bath, England, to David Moulson, Alcester, England; June 2003, sold by David Moulson to Anne H. and Frederick Vogel, III, Milwaukee, WI; 2022, gift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2022)
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