| 单词 | pewter |
| 例句 | She reached out and put her hand on the cold brass handle, and it opened into a corridor lit with candles placed in pewter sconces molded into the shapes of tree branches. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Nick sat at the far side of the room, gripping a pewter pot as if it were fee only stable thing in the room. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z A pewter bowl of cold meat, carrots, and potatoes sat beside the bed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Was she never— no, not once—to eat off china—always nothing but pewter? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She loved her pewter, but she stood dry-eyed and looking, for her, a little stern as she saw it disappear in Johnny’s crucible. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a large silver tray, and on it were a pewter teapot, two paper-thin white teacups, sugar, cream, and an open box of chocolates. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A pewter mug was in front of his father, and a cup of hot milk, sweet and aromatic with sugar and cinnamon, before himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The purpose of such irrelevant details—the pewter plates, the glorious eggs—is to create what Roland Barthes called ‘the reality effect’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Kit lifted the pewter mug thirstily, and abruptly set it down. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The late afternoon sun, trapped beneath a wall of pewter, stained the clouds a yellowish gray, making the sky unusually bright. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He picked up a pewter candlestick and examined the maker’s mark. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach up and touch the small pewter claddagh Celtic cross I have worn since I was six, tracking the grooved outline of the heart with my finger. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The California sunlight had the pewter cast of a declining season. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I drink some water out of a pewter carafe set out for participants and begin to warm up. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Johnny carried a handful of pewter cups and the big wooden bowl. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The members once more took their seats, but the pewter cups of punch were passing from hand to hand. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled out a thick volume bound in black leather and propped it open on the mantle above the fireplace, holding it in place with a heavy pewter candlestick. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Instead, Ben silently served up nine bowls of root soup, and then, finding himself out of bowls, poured his own dinner into a pewter mug and drank it down. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The clock was missing from the mantle; the pewter candleholders were nowhere to be found. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ferries crawled away from Colman Dock on water as flat and dull as old pewter. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The crater was littered with broken wooden furniture, shattered china plates, some half-melted pewter goblets, and burning linen napkins. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Looking closely at the pewter pendant for the first time, Molly asks, “Is your necklace—significant?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I could see clearly a room with a sanded floor, clean scoured; a dresser of walnut, with pewter plates ranged in rows, reflecting the redness and radiance of a glowing peat-fire. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Around his neck, he wore a necklace with a chintzy pewter dragon gripping a purple crystal ball—a memento from some Renaissance festival. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Outside the sky was blank, the light pewter. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The pewter mugs had to be scoured with reeds and fine sand. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But there was nothing there but what had always been there: empty ocean the color of pewter, tarnishing to black now as night fell. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A photograph housed in a pewter frame and sitting on their dresser top, which was cluttered mostly with snapshots of me. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Her eyebrows and eyelashes were near invisible, and her eyes a mix of pewter and blue. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor had been fresh-sanded, the hearthstone polished, the pewter scoured. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Her mother would clean off the headstones with an old cloth and burn sage in a shallow pewter dish. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “We married her to a school principal. The rice was cooked in rosewater. The mayor was invited. Everybody washed their fingers in pewter bowls.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z We closed the door behind us when the western sky was shot through with the last pewter and gold rays of the day. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s all these other things too, like fur coats and porcelain cats and seashells and pewter statues of cowboys. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Rachel Wood was setting out a pewter mug and spoon and a crude wooden plate. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Fishy,” he said, handing her the small pearly blue-and-green fish; “raven,” the pewter bird; “bear,” a tiny brown teddy bear. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z We trudged through a cold, silent world of bare trees, beneath pewter skies, on ground like iron. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “That’s the rule with soldiers. Take the good pewter out to the barn and hide it in the hay.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Dorian was alarmingly handsome in his pewter tunic. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He raised himself up upon the bolster, and I slipped a pewter bowl beneath his arm. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z There was a gleam of rubbed wood and burnished pewter. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z After a while, the ink began to dry, leaving brown rings in the bottoms of their pewter bowls, and it was time to clean up. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then she opened the door and ran, with the pewter mugs clanking. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Some told stories of wily crimes which elicited much laughter: slaying a master’s goose to get the meat, or theft of pewter trinkets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The corrugated iron of the canneries glows with the pearly lucency of platinum or old pewter. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was cloaked in gray: oyster gray, charcoal gray, pewter gray, mold gray, storm gray, and ash. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Annette worked in Paris for the Duke and Duchess de Guiche, and it did not escape the Duke’s notice that someone extraordinary was polishing the pewter. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Women were taking their beautiful pewter from dresser shelves, stoically watching it melt in crucibles. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z An army of servants clad in bright blue livery for the new king bore jugs of posset and poured spiced wine in pewter goblets stamped with the seal of Claudius. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A pewter tankard with its handle missing held all the pencils and pens. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His stiff fingers fumbled with the pewter buttons until they released and he could breathe with ease. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ho chose a black and pewter pantsuit in a lush floral pattern. For state dinner dress, the first lady chose Brandon Maxwell. Who? Ask Lady Gaga. 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Select a footed bowl, like this pewter pedestal. Get The Look: Festive Holiday Entertaining 2010-12-08T20:51:00Z The space, which opened in February, is a deep rectangle, done mostly in subdued gray and pewter lit with white. A London Outpost of a Paris Trendsetter 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z It couldn’t be the sun, since the sky was shrouded with low pewter clouds scuttling in off of the English Channel. | Le Havre in a New Light 2011-12-21T20:37:21Z These range from the venerable, notably a pewter mini-samovar, to the merely obsolete, such as a videocassette of “Muppet Treasure Island.” Review | In the galleries: Artists sport their chops with prints on the cutting edge 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The rich reds, the mossy greens, dusty gold and pewter coupled the collection seamlessly to the season. Special Report: Haute couture: Putting It All Out There 2010-07-07T16:52:00Z The space, seemingly dipped in pewter, looks like no other in town. Kinship review: The welcome return of a favorite chef 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z “Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement,” with about 100 objects, shows how his woodworkers enlivened dark planes with carved foliage, knobby iron hardware, green tiles and inlaid pewter strips. Antiques: A Fantasy Movie House Is Saved From Extinction 2010-09-16T21:00:00Z My grandparents’ pewter container sits on my coffee table now, full of tightly wrapped cough drops, waxy paper twists at both ends. My Life in Smoke 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Pitts worked with RangeCraft to style a striking polished stainless-steel and pewter range hood that is embellished with a riveted trim. A white kitchen doesn’t have to be boring 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Colors range from black, pewter and brown to romantic powder pink. Armani feels at home with new Milan chic 2011-02-28T18:39:10Z The freestanding hutch softens the room and allows Rita’s collections of stoneware and pewter to be on permanent display. Dream Kitchen: The Gathering Room 2011-10-18T17:20:02.150Z Lewis’s silver hair is combed flat against his scalp, and he wears collarless shirts and soft jackets in rarefied neutral tones like ecru, pewter and mother-of-walrus. ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Review: Extinction Rebellion 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Something made of pewter was really alive to her. Recalling Sarah Charlesworth’s Photographs 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z But for a coal-black raven in a pewter sky, the landscape was empty of people and wildlife. Trekking With Wolves 2010-02-20T06:14:00Z After all, plenty of familiar alloys like steel, pewter and bronze are widely referred to as metals. Tiffany?s Rubedo Line Stirs Debate Over Meaning of Metal 2012-04-04T22:23:49Z She and a few female friends supervised workshops there for a dozen cabinetmakers, pewter smiths and weavers. Antiques: Saving Scrapbooks From the Scrapheap 2011-08-04T21:59:48Z The light dresses, in a palette of charcoal, ivory, putty and pewter, were pleated in different ways. On the Runway: Pleats Meet Parkas at Vera Wang 2011-02-15T18:58:30Z She cuts the resulting shapes into grids of tiles, glazes them in earthy umber and eggshell or glossy pewter metallic, fires them and reassembles them into a whole, mounted on the wall or floor. Getting physical with clay and fiber at Marc Selwyn 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z A pewter goblet adds an air of casual elegance to this simple setting. Christmas Table: 6 Ways 2010-12-01T17:40:00Z There are 1000 small sculptures in total, mostly pewter, and a handful of golden-colored ones for the extra-lucky visitors.What ties the projects together, Ms. Alemani said, is not a theme but an interactive element. Frieze New York Expanding Its Scope 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z What struck me wasn’t just the phalanx of pewter steins, crystal goblets and liquor bottles atop a ship’s bar complete with wavelike chrome trim. Pablo Neruda’s love nest in Santiago: Like his poetry, it’s filled with passion 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z One pair of loafers has a chunky pewter bit inspired by a '70s men's bracelet that the brand's founder and chief creative officer, Tamara Mellon, found at a vintage store in Los Angeles. Menswear on the European runways 2011-01-24T19:08:53Z There was salsa verde in a pewter gravy boat, horseradish sauce and apple chutney. Feasting in Verona, Italy’s city of Romeo and ravioli 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z So why would an entrepreneur found a magazine now for fans of rustic antiques, the kinds of monochrome stoneware jugs, pewter plates, log slab benches and herb drying racks that look good around stone fireplaces? Antiques: Tile by Tile, a Mural Is Saved 2010-02-25T21:36:00Z The Mercedes symbol atop the railway station gleamed against a pewter sky. Germany’s Christmas markets take yuletide spirit to another level 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z While glass had been used by the rich to drink wine for hundreds of years, most beers until the 19th century were drunk from opaque vessels such as ceramic, pewter or wooden mugs. Mark Miodownik: an obsession with materials 2013-05-24T15:53:00Z The faceted exterior, shingled in white cedar and faded by wind and rain to the color of polished pewter, is built in a concave bend around a circular gravel driveway. In Nova Scotia, Homes as Wild as the Landscape Around Them 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z The residents of this marine civilization have extravagant names like azure demoiselles, pewter angelfish, painted frogfish and saddle butterflyfish. Favorite Place: Sharing Paradise With the Barracuda 2012-09-07T17:12:11Z After their exertions, which Morris dancers trace back to the 15th Century or earlier, some drank beer served in traditional pewter tankards. With a jingle and a beer, English Morris dancers ring in May Day 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z She's a force of nature here, looking absurdly glamorous with a mass of pewter curls and a flattering rainbow wardrobe of trailing skirts and cinched-waist tunics. 'Peace, Love and Misunderstanding' is lazy and sloppy 2012-06-07T20:43:04Z One moment it's pink, another gold; at others, it shines silver, or a broody pewter. Frank Gehry: Dizzy heights 2011-07-05T20:30:03Z Other materials in his collection include pewter, copper, turquoise, agate and lapis lazuli. When Form Meets Function: Cuff Links Throughout the Centuries 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Johanna was confident that a particular pewter cocktail dress would win my love, once on. Critical Shopper | Calvin Klein: Critical Shopper: What Comes Between Brooke and Her Calvin Kleins? China. 2010-03-24T17:28:00Z The pewter toys the mudlarks discovered showed that parents in London were buying their children toys.” T Magazine: The Wading Game 2011-05-20T18:06:59Z There, the manager, Sean Clark greeted him warmly and began making suggestions, like gilded pewter rhinoceroses and white plaster chimpanzees. Encounters : For Ryan Korban, Luxury-Minded Interior Designer, More is More 2014-03-28T20:41:11Z Also on view is a selection of his sculptures, which include delicate objects made from pewter, graphite and salt, such as the lamb featured at the top of this post. Datebook: A film on losing words, bedsheet paintings, sculptures of salt 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z It’s a veritable overflow of all types of metal — aluminum, pewter, steel, lead, iron — in every form possible: gates, bowls, jewelry, sculptures. Graceland aside, there’s a King-size array of attractions in Memphis 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z An honest-to-God rural working man is unlikely to start his day with “a selection of historic grooming items beautifully made from silver, pewter, ivory, ebony, leather, or fine porcelain.” Review | Hipster style at its most annoying 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Sometimes the winter sky is gray and sunless, a feeble pewter glow so ably depicted in Dutch landscape paintings. Perspective | Finding the flower bed in the firmament 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z A luxury padded chair bedecked in pewter and sheepskin was located above his chamber pot and a "Groom of the Stool" relocated his evacuations. 11 historically significant toilets 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Glints of gold, silver and pewter gild the clouds. Seattle artists Linda Davidson and April Surgent: mosaic mavericks 2010-12-09T20:44:00Z SAT Cards, books, fine printing and pewter sundries sale by local artists, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-12-04T23:56:57Z I will build a collection, like of American pewter, and then I’ll sell it all. There’s No Business Like Art Fair Business for Sanford Smith 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Sea and sky looked like a dish rack of pewter mugs in need of polish. Don’t shoot me! I’m just picking mushrooms! 2013-09-08T13:30:00Z Strange things sat side by side, a Chinese monkey, a stone baby’s head, an ancient pewter hookah, all mixed in with New Yorker covers by his dead wife. My dinner with Alger Hiss 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Near the bear is a pewter baby cup engraved with her initials. Elizabeth Crane finds a new place and her voice in Newburgh, N.Y. 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z The tiny competitors race from an inner circle to an outer circle, and the winner gets a pewter tankard filled with the best Norfolk lettuce. Weird festivals: mangold hurling, anyone? 2011-08-12T21:45:08Z The Reading museum will display the guns alongside other antiques that the firearm makers would have owned, including mahogany furniture and pewter and earthenware vessels that the elder Mr. Kindig sold over the years. Created by Hand: Lock, Stock and Barrel 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The photographs are made using heliography — “sun writing,” a term coined by 19th century French photography pioneer Nicéphore Niépce — a technique akin to etching with light-sensitive materials on reflective pewter plates. Review: Blockbuster beauty and epic disaster intertwine in Julian Charrière's art 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The team’s primary colors have been red and pewter since 1997. Goff throws for 353 yards, 2 TDs to lead NFC North-leading Lions past sputtering Buccaneers 20-6 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z More telling, however, is an early moment when she finds an unfrozen stream and rummages in her carry bag for “the pewter cup she had stolen.” Lauren Groff just reinvented the adventure novel 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The man-made items are ordinary — there’s no fancy porcelain or pewter. Perspective | This painting is a rest stop for the weary, and a breath of fresh air She didn’t get the medal she wanted, but after everything that has happened, pewter felt important enough. Starr Andrews is first Black woman to medal at U.S. nationals in 35 years 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Instead of pewter, Charrière employs polished stainless steel panels, the largest more than seven feet tall. Review: Blockbuster beauty and epic disaster intertwine in Julian Charrière's art 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Finished in black and pewter, it blends in nicely with our other appliances. Adventures in AeroGardening — tomatoes grown from the kitchen counter | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Illumination is courtesy of Edison bulbs placed in front of pewter sconces, an effect that suggests the candle light of colonial times. Review | Ruse celebrates ‘approachable luxury’ on the Eastern Shore 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z All remains are thought to be pre-19th Century and some sites have remains of clothing such as waistcoats and bone and pewter buttons. Coastal erosion expected to reveal more skeletons 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The six-shelf unit stands about 69 inches high by nearly 28 inches wide by just over 11 inches deep and has a natural pewter finish. Furnishing the Home Office for the Long Haul 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z If it’s a very large kitchen faucet, I recommend going with subtle colors or metal finishes like nickel, chrome or pewter. Scale can matter when choosing a new kitchen faucet finish 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Ceramic frogs, pewter frogs, rhinestone costume jewelry frogs. Opinion | ‘Death Cleaning’: A Reckoning With Clutter, Grief and Memories 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Browne creates entire rainbows out of slight gradations, from charcoal to cement to dull pewter, which together conjure the variegated spire of 1930’s Chrysler Building, glinting in monochrome. How Thom Browne Turned the Gray Flannel Suit Into Something Subversive 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The historic Mayflower Park Hotel’s Holiday Traditions Package includes a pewter keepsake ornament and a chocolate gift. Plan a Seattle holiday staycation this December | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z The company has had no trouble getting pewter from its Rhode Island supplier but has struggled to fill about eight openings in production, customer service and retail, Parker said. Ho, ho, no: For maker of wooden toys, the struggle ahead of Christmas isn’t finding supplies, but finding workers 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z No bags of other swag for the G-7, including “pewter trays, marble trinket boxes and leather portfolios.” State IG fails to solve the mystery of the missing — and very expensive — Japanese whisky 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The inspector general reported that those vases, as well as an unspecified number of commemorative G-7 pewter trays, marble trinket boxes and leather portfolios valued at $680 each, had been found in storage. Japan’s pricey whisky gift to Pompeo still missing 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The bags contained dozens of items purchased with government funds, including leather portfolios, pewter trays and marble trinket boxes emblazoned with the presidential seal or the signatures of Mr. Trump and his wife, Melania Trump. White Tiger and Cheetah Furs: A Mess of Trump Gift Exchanges 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z In 1997, its first season in the ostensibly more marketable red and pewter, Tampa Bay achieved its first winning record and first playoff berth in 15 years. Bucs’ Creamsicle uniforms were seen as a look of losers, but a comeback could be afoot 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z As on all merchant voyages, the men brought goods they might be able to trade, including bolts of fabric and pewter candlesticks. Review | Arctic explorers who battled scurvy, starvation and bears 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Pope said he went online after the Buccaneers‘ 31-26 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night and ordered Brady‘s No. 12 Tampa Bay jersey in pewter. ‘No Hard Feelings’: Patriots fans still rooting for Brady 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Pope said he went online after the Buccaneers' 31-26 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night and ordered Brady's No. 12 Tampa Bay jersey in pewter. 'No Hard Feelings': Patriots fans still rooting for Brady 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Pope said he went online after the Buccaneers’ 31-26 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night and ordered Brady’s No. 12 Tampa Bay jersey in pewter. ‘No Hard Feelings’: Patriots fans still rooting for Brady 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Actually, a lot is missing: everything that No. 12, now in Buccaneers pewter, brought to the field, the locker room and the culture in New England. On Football: Brady flourishing, Belichick floundering 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Beyond the lack of crowds, the sound of artificial crowd noise, or that first glimpse of Tom Brady in a pewter jersey, it’s going to be very strange for fans, too. Bigger patios and $100 minimums: How D.C. area sports bars are getting ready for football 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z A pewter chalice and paten, or plate used to hold Eucharistic bread, were buried with the man, reflecting his role as a priest. Facial reconstruction provides glimpse of priest who died 900 years ago 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The Bucs will keep the same pewter helmet but are shifting to a black face mask instead of chrome. Buccaneers new uniforms a tribute to the past 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z “We are excited to return to our classic Super Bowl era uniforms while also introducing a sleek color rush uniform that showcases our signature pewter in a new and dramatic way.” Buccaneers unveil new, yet familiar look for next season 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Their entrancing surfaces, some slightly streaked, some faintly mottled, invoke silver, gold, pewter. Review: Think of it as photography, reinvented. Why Lisa Oppenheim's art entrances 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z “Boos and grumbles filled Madison Square Garden when the judge handed King the coveted pewter cup,” The New York Times wrote then. Siba the Standard Poodle Wins Westminster Dog Show 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z “When the jeweller took a look, she recoiled and said: ‘In their finest moment, they were cheap pewter and bad zirconia.’ 'A brutal dinner': celebrities talk about meeting Donald Trump 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z You, however, will want a chalice—something shiny and silver and piled high with bourbon-y goodness—Maker’s Mark’s engraved pewter julep cup certainly fits the bill. Your complete guide to Kentucky Derby day drinking - Golf Digest 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Boos and grumbles filled Madison Square Garden when the judge handed King the coveted pewter cup. Westminster Dog Show: King Continues Reign of Terriers 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z He started an antiques business with his wife and became an acknowledged expert on English pewter. Sex, ska and Malcolm X: MI6’s covert 1960s mission to woo West Indians 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z With business so slow, Lynch isn’t ordering any of the bronze, silver or pewter he uses and isn’t replenishing other inventory. Belt buckles and beer: Federal shutdown hits businesses hard 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Marchenstamp seemed to have dressed for the occasion, her rangy pewter hair rolled into twin dumplings on either side of her head. A young journalist, an old lady, and a vintage e-pet reunion 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Many had pewter mugs hanging from their belts. Cold weather doesn’t deter frontier ranger re-enactors 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z It is comprised of black marble, optic-grade crystal and gold-plated brass and pewter, both 23 karat. Bluegrass supremacy at stake for No. 17 Kentucky, Louisville 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z It was painted white from its original pewter color during one of the episodes. The Hummer H2 that LeBron James received as an 18th birthday present is up for auction I looked over to where Nola was sitting at the table still, admiring one of the pewter serving dishes she’d got for a steal at the third antique store on the left. Fiction by T. Coraghessan Boyle: “I Walk Between the Raindrops” 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z IN THE dining room at Kettle’s Yard, a lemon sits on a pewter dish. Why art exhibitions are returning to domestic settings 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z That may be only a pewter lining, but it’s something. Opinion | The real and disheartening danger of the Sinclair story 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Madelyn, according to its website, supplies a variety of gold, silver and pewter keepsake pendants, including ones designed to seal in and permanently store human ashes. Wisconsin jewelers turn human ashes into keepsakes 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z Going for the gold doesn't mean ditching chrome fixtures, stainless appliances or silver and pewter accessories. Why style seekers are searching for gold this St. Patrick's Day 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z For much of the last three weeks, the U.S. team has settled for "pewter" medals — Olympic-speak for finishing just off the podium. On verge of worst Winter Olympics medal haul, Americans show their mettle by rallying late 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z He has an imposing head crowned with slicked-back pewter hair, piercing eyes of an Aegean blue, an imperial nose and the resplendent smile of a beloved crooner on a Caesars Palace pension. Selling Airborne Opulence to the Upper Upper Upper Class 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Adding a barbed-wire fence in front of the barn by twisting together pewter and copper metallic threads, Lee Ann saw that laying it on the piece didn’t get the effect she wanted. Yakima needlepointer inspired by Bickleton barn wins award 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z Figure Skating Championships award a pewter medal, and it goes to the skater who finishes fourth, just off the podium, but close enough to taste it. ‘I am furious’: Defending figure-skating medalist Ashley Wagner fails to make U.S. Olympic team for Pyeongchang 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z Dressed in a dark suit, cardinal tie and polished pewter wingtips, Enfield conceded that he expected the onslaught of questions related to the scandal given that he had been a coach for 23 years. College basketball corruption scandal takes center stage at Pac-12 media day 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z His mum soldered pewter, the town's main export, and his dad worked at the butcher's counter in Tesco. Niall Horan reveals 1D's worst ever gig 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z They include a large seaman's chests, pewter jugs, ornately carved wooden knife handles and leather shoes. Goodwin Sands 'treasure trove' Dutch shipwreck excavated - BBC News 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Kohler used pewter for its low melting point, which is around 400 degrees. Forget Super Soakers — check out this molten metal squirt gun 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Under a pewter sky, Kuchar and Spieth reached the 18th green with their approaches, then began walking toward grandstands filled mostly with British fans — who greeted the two Americans as if they were their own. Branden Grace Secures a Record, but Jordan Spieth Owns the Day 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z The walls may be covered with vintage cigarette adverts and the traditional pewter bartop may gleam, but dining at an authentically French restaurant in central London still requires a certain suspension of disbelief. Laurent Binet: ‘I’ll vote Macron, but I hate having to do it’ 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z The dead mushrooms looked like burned pancakes that were teeming with insects, emitting only a dim, ghostly, pewter aura. Hunting Mushrooms, and What Makes Some Glow in the Dark 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z These handcrafted pewter cups pay tribute to the mint julep first introduced to Washington by Kentucky statesman Henry Clay in the hotel’s bar in the 1840s. Kentucky Derby, Cinco de Mayo and culinary delights in May 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Perched on a tabletop, Anne stares into a pewter plate as if it were a mirror, imagining herself to be a Princess Cordelia, talking to her servant Griselda about a new ball gown. The Other Side of Anne of Green Gables 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z They preserved many of the home’s original features, including the arched doorways, the flooring, the plaster molding, the stairway banister, the marble fireplace surrounds and much of the door hardware, such as the pewter knobs. Normandy-style house in Kalorama is formal and family friendly 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Winning best in show at Madison Square Garden comes with no prize money, but it did get Rumor a polished pewter bowl from the Westminster Kennel Club. A Good Westminster Show Dog? It’ll Cost a Lot More Than Some Kibble 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Improbably, I found them at the pewter feet of a colossal hammer-handed laborer, standing vigil over a lonely parking pull-off beside the Russian highway. 6,000 Miles on a Shopping Bike 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z He suggests pewter, like the Nanz Company’s knobs at right, as another refined alternative. Top 5 Interior Design Trends for 2017 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z “Under her care, the legation at 6 Kalorama Circle became a virtual museum of Swiss painting, china, pewter and glassware,” the Washington Star wrote in her 1966 obituary. Kalorama house has been home to some of Washington’s elite 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z There were tournaments most every other weekend, and if you won or came close you got a trinket, like a pewter ashtray or glass vase, with the club logo: “est. 1886.” Is the oldest club in America celebrating its 130th birthday today? - Golf Digest 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z In his own “fondest if most dangerous fantasy” he is “the harsh young lord, the prince with the pewter ornament stuck in his hat”, who dominates and then betrays his older lover. Alan Hollinghurst on Edmund White's gay classic A Boy’s Own Story 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Pour in the icy fluid, and the pewter becomes like a frozen flagpole one shouldn’t touch with the tongue. Blake Bailey Takes On a Bottle of Clear Creek Distillery Blue Plum Brandy 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z He conjures questions of complexity and context, or survivalists and capitalists and collectivists and dentists, of all the ilks, some say pewter, others bronze. Sean Penn meets God 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z The woman beside me – Stars ’n’ Stripes Hat – was wearing a pewter elephant pendant. White man pathology: inside the fandom of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Peddling knickknacks and doodads — including door knockers, welcome mats, personalized bookmarks, pewter place-card holders and crocheted Christmas ornaments — Ms. Vernon created a retail brand embraced by consumers, especially women. Lillian Vernon, who created mail-order catalog business, dies at 88 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Each bottle is hand-polished, features a metalized design with four French pewter labels and comes in a wooden lacquered box. 26 ideas for the foodie on your holiday gift list 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z She also donated the small pewter cross she wore in Iraq. A grim log from the Iraq war goes to a future wing of the Marine museum 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z The Buccs also are a bit excessive in that they have five official team colors - Buccanneer red, pewter, black, orange and white - and they favor stripes. Get rid of the hoody, Belichick: giving the NFL coaches a makeover 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z By this time, now an era of indoor plumbing for wealthy families in an age of improved medical treatments, the descendants were confused as to the purpose of this mysterious pewter pan. The Strange Saga of George Washington’s Bedpan 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z These details I can recall, although my priority at that moment was the search for hippopotamus backs glinting pewter in the sun. Into Canoeing? Try It on an African River Safari 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The beds, naturally, are four-posters; breakfast is soon to be served on pewter plates. Cleaning up 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Wainman’s bones contained high levels of lead, indicating that he probably dined using pewter plates and goblets, a sign of high status, Horn said. Jamestown excavation unearths four bodies — and a mystery in a small box 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Switching out the khaki pants to black or pewter would be a nice change to the all khaki sidelines in the NFL. Get rid of the hoody, Belichick: giving the NFL coaches a makeover 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Then, it was round and made of pewter with a handle. The Strange Saga of George Washington’s Bedpan 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Chemical tests of Wainman’s bones revealed that he had been exposed to high levels of lead—an indication of his wealth and stature, since lead was present in pewter and glazed wares of the era. Archaeologists Identify Bodies of Lost Leaders of Jamestown 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Chemical analyses of Wainman’s bones showed high levels of lead exposure, a sign that he was wealthy, as more valuable items during this time, such as pewter and glazed wares, contained more lead. Researchers identify four skeletons from Jamestown 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z But not, the FTC said in its complaint, "the other, highly-prized deliverables, such as the promised pewter figurines" from the Kickstarter. Game over: FTC goes after board game campaign gone wrong in first crowdfunding case 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Tablecloths were usually white, while plates were made of wood, pewter or silver. How Did Shakespeare's Kitchen Differ From Today's? 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z The garments, with his family crest on silver and pewter buttons, came from Brooks Brothers. Harrowing exhibit about slavery in New Orleans 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z A set of newly created ornaments, the color of pewter, rattled to the floor. From a fiery cauldron come new decorations for the Capitol dome 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z "We do not plan to shout, offend, bother or scare," said Guerrero, standing outside the Coyoacan clinic, a large pewter crucifix around her neck. Mexico abortion foes hold U.S.-style protests outside clinics 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Giger, also committed to designing figurines for the game -- and special pewter versions for backers who committed higher amounts to the project. Game over: FTC goes after board game campaign gone wrong in first crowdfunding case 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Drinking goblets were made of wood, pewter, leather or silver; these were rinsed in a communal basin and then passed on to the next guest. How Did Shakespeare's Kitchen Differ From Today's? 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z He lived with just a few sticks of furniture, ate fish and cheese and hard bread and sour beer from plain pewter, and it was still too much. How Rembrandt dressed his women for death 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z People were exposed to the toxic heavy metal from piping, pewter drinking vessels, makeup and even wine sweetened with lead acetate, Evans said. Richard III Really Ate and Drank Like a King 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z With my small earnings, I couldn’t afford such things, but I could buy little escapist emblems like a tiny license-plate key chain, a unicorn poster, or a pewter statue of Merlin. A Menagerie of Ideas, Unlocked in Odd Jobs 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z But for some of the churches, letting go of documents is difficult — the papers, even if brittle and faded, are a form of patrimony, like silver and pewter communion vessels, to be treasured. In Church Attics, Clues to the Private Life of Early America 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Several pieces of the early-American-style Val-Kill furniture, including tables and chairs, as well as small pewter pieces and woven works the factory produced, are on display. Eleanor Roosevelt, Up Close 2014-07-12T04:00:00Z Pewter provided a cheaper alternative to gold and silver, explains Andrea Sella, a professor of chemistry at University College London, as we look at the huge ornate pewter plates, tankards and trophies on display. What the world owes a dull grey metal 2014-02-01T22:36:57Z The rebuilt Revis looks and sounds much the same in pewter and red as he did in green and white: intense, disarmingly confident and with his beard in full bloom. A Rebuilt Revis Is Looking Ahead, Not Back 2013-08-30T21:46:29Z The bar is framed above by pewter mugs dangling down, each with the name of a regular customer who has paid $50 to become a member of the "Mug Club." A Sense Of Place 2013-05-07T04:00:00Z There are ornate, carved, four-poster beds, large oak chests and cabinets, pewter dishes, a dining table and chairs. Antique finds go under the hammer 2013-01-11T17:50:31Z A low, pewter sky hid the surrounding peaks. Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek 2012-12-20T20:56:48Z But the popularity of pewter - and therefore tin - declined rapidly, as mass production made cheap porcelain tableware available in the 18th Century. What the world owes a dull grey metal 2014-02-01T22:36:57Z Mr. Tucker passed a plastic bucket containing shards of pottery and clay roof tile to Mr. Kiser for inspection, and then a pewter button a few moments later. Construction Site Offers Fleeting Glimpse of the Civil War Past 2012-11-12T02:46:58Z My lady's vinaigrette carve and gild as you will, but leave untouched my pewter ink-bottle. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z And at night the swart mechanic comes to drown his cark and care, Quaffing ale from pewter tankards, in the master's antique chair. Poems on Travel 2012-04-23T02:00:31.163Z The altar was of granite; the candlesticks of pewter; the crucifix of silver. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Highly polished and massive pewter dishes, disputed possession of the long mahogany table, with a mammoth bowl of roses—arrogantly secure of an advantageous position in the center. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z The board before them was covered with oysters and oyster-shells, porter in its pewter, a square-shaped decanter of gin, and a bundle of cigars. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z The rough and coarse are adapted to files used upon soft metals, as lead, pewter, &c., and, to some extent, upon wood. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z On the square oak table in the middle of the floor, a pack of cards lay beside the snuffer tray, between the tall pewter candlesticks. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Among them were broken boots, a fancy waistcoat in tatters, several condensed milk tins, some pewter spoons, a field-glass case, and an empty whisky bottle. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z A homemade ring of pewter surrounds the compass rose at needle level. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z The bright oaken table, the pride of generations of thrifty wives, was a litter of dog's-eared cards and over-set bottles, broken loaves, and pewter dishes. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z The float is used to some extent upon bone, horn, and ivory, but principally by plumbers and workers in lead, pewter, and similar soft metals. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The antique shops of Fourth Avenue charm him with pewter and brass, they cheer his heart with sun dials from English rose gardens and crucifixes from convents of Dante's land and time. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z At the same time she gave to each of the tired soldiers some brandy which she carried in a pewter basin. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z To conclude his dinner, he swallowed a pewter inkstand, with its pens, a pen-knife, and a sandbox. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Four old ones of brass or pewter are shown in the illustration on page 379. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Inside, however, the blazing fire and cheerful kitchen with its show of gleaming pewter, and its great polished settles winking solemnly in the heat, made amends for all. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Also those very little pewter liqueur-cups from Liberty's, and the tumblers for your towers of light, if you are going to have any. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z The next day a party ascended the Mountain de la Cruz, to deposit a pewter plate, on which were cut the names of the ship and officers. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z On the opening of the corpse of a convict in the galleys of Brest, there were found in his stomach about six hundred pieces of wood, pewter, and iron. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In America many pewter sun-dials were cast in moulds of steatite or other material. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Here he paused a moment listening, and then on a sudden struck the door a couple of blows, which made the pewters ring again. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z "I'm all salty inside like a split herring," he said, reaching for a fresh pewter, and blowing the foam till it scattered over the floor like flakes of snow. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Franklin’s breakfast, for example, for a long time, consisted only of a bowl of bread and milk, which was eaten from a two-penny earthen porringer and with a pewter spoon. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z There are the recollections of a shining row of brazen and pewter lamps on the mantel, the despair of house-maids. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Davy Daw, Davy Daw, my merry man, I love toast crab in a pewter can. The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z Round the hearth lay broken flasks, and rotting d�bris, and pewter plates bent double-- the relics of the ravager's debauch. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z A tap-boy hurried out with the brimming pewter, and the shadowy rider emptied it at a gulp. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z "How would you like your father to have his table set with pewter instead of silver?" Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z There was a great display of pewter dishes and wooden cups, and plenty of food and liquor was on the table. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z The pewter communion plate he used is preserved in a recess of the wall. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z And this mighty furbishing up of pewter reminds me that justice requires me to do a stroke of the same work. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z I was drinking when I finished this choice philosophy, but through the glass bottom of my pewter I surprised a very cunning squint in his puffy eyes. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z These manillas are made of an alloy of copper and pewter, manufactured mainly at Birmingham and Nantes, the individual value being from 20 to 25 centimes. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z In his hurry he turned over a small child, and the contents of the pewter pot upon it. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z Everybody admits that he is the pewter of perjury and has to be plated with the silver of respectability gotten from somebody else. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z Eagles of identical design and size are also known in pewter without finish. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z And I set down my pewter with a sigh of contentment and tossed him a shilling for my reckoning. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Rich and poor, A pewter plate is at the door! West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Sam went indoors to his pipe, to his wife's tongue, and to despatch a child to get the pewter pot replenished. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z She then struck him on the head with a pewter candlestick. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z Illustrated in figure 7 are the letters "U" and "L", of brass, slightly more than 1 inch "in length" and a letter d, of pewter, 1 inch "in length." American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z Pint′-pot, a pot for holding a pint, esp. a pewter pot for beer: a seller or drinker of beer; Pint′-stoup, a vessel for holding a Scotch pint. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z This handsome work included a portrait of the composer and was the first of the kind executed on pewter plates and in score. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z A pewter badge on their breast, and a clergyman’s band round their neck, complete their antique uniform. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z Captain Cook presented the reigning chief with a pewter platter, and the bowl became immediately functus officio, the platter taking its place, for the purposes of divination. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Figure 10 This is an almost exact duplicate of the 1800 dragoon plate except that it is struck in pewter, "white metal," the color used by the infantry and dragoons. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z For this purpose Cavendish constructed a wooden torpedo with electrical organs, consisting of a pewter plate on each side, covered with leather. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z A race of nobles may die out, A royal line may leave no heir; Wise Nature sets no guards about Her pewter plate and wooden ware. Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z I see the candle, dripping wax down the pewter candlestick to the rustic wooden table as he focused on the words in the book he was reading. Solar Powered Kindle Cover Introduced At CES 2012-01-06T15:14:17Z A table of the same finish as the stools, a few pewter dishes, a Dutch oven, and a skillet completed the household outfit. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z A plate of the same design, but struck in pewter and cut in the diamond shape popular in the 1820's and 1830's, is also known; it is obviously a Militia item. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z He drew a little jugful from the cask, and placed it, and a pewter goblet, on the table, and then filled, lighted, and smoked his pipe as he proceeded. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z It was to be a battle al peso, by weight and equal spurs; the first condition satisfied, the spurs were measured, by a graduated set of pewter tallies; and the uproar was released. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z There were rows of spoons, also, of shining, solid pewter, all betokening resources of substantial comfort, and assisting to give effect to a picture which fully occupied my attention while undressing. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z The Earl of Northumberland, whom we have mentioned, breakfasted on trenchers and dined on pewter. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Figure 228 This plain brass plate, having wire-applied pewter letters "S L I" is believed to have been worn by the Salem Light Infantry of Massachusetts. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z Don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs when she chances to lay one of pewter! Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z Approaching him, pewter measure in hand, she exclaimed, "You have no business here; go out, or I will throw this over you." The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z A Latin Bible, three gold florins, and some pewter pans that her neighbour coveted. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z At the beginning of the eighteenth century we worked tin into pewter, which, in the shape of plates, had superseded wooden trenchers. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The monogram is of pewter and has three round lugs fitted through holes in the plate proper for attachment with pins. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z Of the many links that make up the twisted chain of humanity, some are of gold and others of pewter. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z The practice of placing a pewter plate containing a little salt on a corpse may possibly have originated in salt being considered an emblem of eternity. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z Ulenspiegel, who was in Musekin’s service, came up to the Count holding a pewter tankard in one hand and in the other a flask of red wine. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z The counter, sheathed in a case of pewter, the glasses all in a row, the sleek barrels and the irregular lines of home-brewed cordials, charmed the casual visitor to a more intimate acquaintance. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z It seems obvious that pewter letters were worn by the dragoons as consonant with their other trimmings, for in July 1812 Col. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z After a time, soft metal, presumably pewter, was used as an alternative to wood, and perhaps, though probably slower, was a little easier to work successfully. English Book-Illustration of To-day Appreciations of the Work of Living English Illustrators With Lists of Their Books 2011-11-30T03:00:10.703Z After this—at least, so it happened when this account was written—the pair seat themselves, and every guest in turn deposits a money present on a large pewter plate placed for the purpose. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z Ulenspiegel was standing holding in his hand the great pewter pot, which held the exact measure. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z This feat tickled the company immensely, and they fell to clattering with pewter pots and glasses, and to shouting in derision as encouragement. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z There is no pewter filling; the beveled edges of the piece together with the adhesive effect of the strike—which shows through very clearly—holds on the back. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z I bent the piece of pewter in such a manner that it afterwards served me as an inkstand. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z The composition of pewter is seven pounds of tin, one of lead, four ounces of copper and two of zinc. A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments, Which are Well Explained and Warranted Genuine and may be Performed Easily, Safely, and at Little Expense. 2011-11-22T03:00:11.870Z I had long been a collector of pewter and silver and old furniture and, on this trip, took advantage of some of my opportunities. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z We had played dance music for several hours and were all tired out, for our lungs are only pewter, and no true musician likes to play such common music continually. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z Figure 130 The horseman on this brass plate, designed with a rather crude, childlike simplicity, is garbed quite differently than the Regular dragoon on the 1812 pewter specimen. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z At his feet was a small pewter coffin enclosing the body of his son by Bone Sforza. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z And then another obsequious servant brings me a pewter tankard, and into it he pours a bottle, a large bottle, mind you, of foaming ale. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z I did not care for them, although I sometimes went to places to sing—and to collect pewter! Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Scollops and Twinkle now served lavender-colored ices to those present at the Ceremony of Adoption, and the pewter band finished playing and marched away again. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z He had fastened to his blanket a small-sized pewter plate polished as bright as a new dollar fresh from the mint, and around the rim of it was inscribed the letters of the alphabet. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z There were then in my father's house some dozen or two of pewter spoons; and I well recollect seeing some of the men engaged in running those spoons into bullets. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z See the huge logs, the swinging crane, The Old Man's seat by chimney ingle, The pots and kettles, all the train Of brass and pewter, here they mingle. Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown 2011-10-25T02:00:25.713Z I had some in my own little pewter plate. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z They sat for some time watching the pewter soldiers drill, and finally the entire army marched away again. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z Bismuth is used in the composition of pewter, in printers' types, and other metallic mixtures. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z The pewter and earthen pitchers, pails, and tubs were whole, shining, and new as if they had just come from the market; everything, indeed, was clean, dainty, substantial, cheerful, and comfortable. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z Watch-springs might be made out of pewter, bells of tin, and piano wires of solder, for these metals are made stronger by the extreme cold of liquid air. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z Nothing but a Latin Bible, three gold florins, and a few household utensils of English pewter. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z They are not used to fighting," explained Scollops, "and they fear the dolls will treat them as they did the pewter band. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z Tin is the principal ingredient in the composition of pewter, the other ingredients being lead, zinc, bismuth, and copper; each pewterer having his peculiar receipt. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z By the side of the bed was a little table with a pitcher and a pewter mug, together with a diminutive napkin, which had been given to me. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z May 10, horned cattle; May 12, and first Thursday in June, woollen cloth, pewter, brass, and milliners' goods; October 28, horned cattle; October 29, woollens, &c. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The poet-sculptor, Joel T. Hart, when only five years old modeled figures of animals in clay, molded a button out of pewter, and carved in wood. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z "That's a good idea, Tot," said the girl, and at once sent Scollops to order the pewter soldiers to march into the village and preserve order. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z A desperate starving crowd then forced an entry to the wine vaults at the Docks, and swallowed priceless vintages from pewter pots. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z She then strained it through a linen cloth, and in some pewter basins set it around the supper table, in lieu of bean-porridge, which was the favorite supper of the epicures of the olden time. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z While her master rested, the old servant came and went about the room; she placed the table beside the barber's armchair, drew from a buffet a pewter cup, some plates, a cover. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z He then went into the inn where his companion was seated by the fire, with a pewter pot of hot spiced wine beside him. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z Following the band came a squadron of pewter soldiers on horseback, and the horses reared and pranced, while the officers waved their pewter swords above their heads in an impressive manner. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z Hayley’s verses and Blake’s designs were bitten in with stopping-out varnish on the pewter plate of the original from which the prints are taken. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z The shining pewter was transformed to the heavy bullet, awaiting the first signal to carry death to the oppressor. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z "Yes, it's not so bad," said Touquet, with a less gloomy expression, approaching a table on which Marguerite had, according to her usual custom, placed some cups and a pewter pot full of wine. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z When I was a mere child, he taught me to bow, to arrange flowers, and to recognise and appreciate things beautiful, ancient or rare—old furniture, old tapestries, old china, old pewter. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z Fortunately, the pewter band now made its appearance, and at Dot's command they stood in a circle at one edge of the road and began to play a waltz. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z But when one produced a leather bottle and a little pewter wine-cup and offered him a drink, his caution returned. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z She was content to sleep in a big feather bed, to be covered by a clean patchwork quilt, to eat on a deal table off blue crockery, with a well-scoured pewter spoon. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z "Ay, and the bottle standing on the dresser along by the pewter mug." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z I saw Nick kneeling beside the bed, holding a pewter basin full of steaming water, and a Continental officer with his wrist-bands tucked up, choosing forceps from a battered leather case. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Here Scollops, who had been down to the gate and spoken to the dolls, came up to Dot, bringing with him the leader of the pewter band. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z "Wot's your complaint, mate?" enquired Bindle indifferently, as he lifted his pewter from the counter, and took a pull that half emptied it of its contents. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z This necessitated his jumping on to the middle of the table, and here Toby missed his footing and fell, kicking over glasses, decanters, and pewter pots by the half-dozen. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z And the man having re-entered with the pewter measure—— "You're to give this woman board and lodging for a day or two, and I will pay you before I start." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z Upon the New Year we made a feast and had a bottle of Sir William's port, another of Madeira, a punch of spirits, and three pewters of buttery ale. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z The children now heard the sound of martial music approaching, and in a few minutes there marched around the corner of the palace a band of pewter musicians. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z In the centre, a couple are dancing,—the man holding aloft a pewter pot. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Stanley was unable to think of a simile so he buried his face in his pewter pot. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z A rap on the table, from the bottom of the pewter measure, brought in the landlord. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z "Touch pewter with him and forgive the lad," said I. "These are sterner days, Jimmy, and we should cherish no private malice here where we may be put to it to stand siege." The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z At her request the officer bowed courteously and blew upon a pewter whistle that hung around his neck. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z A table with a green cover is set with pewter plates and bread; seated thereat is a peasant, dressed in green blouse and wearing a red cap, his face turned toward the spectator. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Susan, an ancient maiden of prehistoric age, fetched up the beer in old pewter mugs on a pewter platter, and presented a pretzel with each mug. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z And, diving into his inside pocket he fished out a small shining silver-grey terrier which he slammed down rather roughly on the pewter counter. The Black Poodle And Other Tales 2011-08-30T02:00:37.963Z He continued to eat in silence, scraping away at his hot soupaan with a pewter spoon. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z They dwelt in wooden shanties and ate with pewter forks.... The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z The man in a brown coat with red sleeves and a red cap is seated at a table with a pewter mug in one hand and a pipe in the other. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Lucy was nearly eleven years old; a clever, sharp, active little Yankee, who helped to shell peas and string beans and scour pewter, and who could knit famously and spin pretty well. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z "Don't I?" said Judith, with a forced laugh, gathering up her pewter cups. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z The girl, Penelope, sat on a block of wood eating soupaan with a pewter spoon out of a glazed bowl upon her knees. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z The old blue plates on the table, the pewter jugs and platters grew strangely indistinct. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z A pewter plate and an earthenware jug stand on the table. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Feather-beds and pillows were there in abundance, and blankets and coverlets, much pewter and little china, ample kitchen supplies of all sorts. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z This outburst was received with shouts of laughter, and a loud rattling of pewter. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z I had clothing, a clock, some books, bedding of my own, and sufficient pewter. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Some other circumstances, developed in course of the preceding inquiry, seem to favour a supposition that the bag he carried had enabled him to conceal his previous “free trade” in pewter pots. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z This important personage, dressed in black velvet and a violet robe, is seated by a table covered with a Smyrna rug, on which are books, papers, documents, and a pewter inkstand. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z That pewter cup, maybe, offered its eager pledge when the news of Agincourt was blown from France. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z The statement that a flash of lightning in Bucks County had melted the pewter buttons off the waistband of a farmer's breeches elicits the observation, "Tis well nothing else thereabouts was made of pewter." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Lightly polished, or waxed, the cheap foreign oaks often produce very agreeable results, especially when there is applied to them a simple inlay of boxwood and stained holly, or a modern form of pewter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Down in the back streets they found that Melting-Pot, the pewter tankard, in full operation. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z A violinist sits on a barrel, and a guest is sitting on the table mimicking him with tongs; on the floor in front of him is an earthen pitcher with a pewter lid. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Bell, book, and candle shall not drive me back When pewter tankard beckons to come on! Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z "She is to you as a pewter plate to the moon." With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Jones had a daughter, and her name was Kate, As like her sire as pewter plate to plate. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z The ancient alchemists travailed to transmute the baser metals into gold; in these days whole townships are at work transmuting gold and silver into pewter. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z The Scullion represents a woman scouring a pewter pot. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The mould with which my first roller was made, was an old pewter squirt with the nozzle cut off; its piston served the double purpose of disc and ramrod. Finger Prints 2011-08-07T02:00:07.827Z The fact that it’s pewter — not silver — means that it adorned a private’s uniform, she said. City Room: The World Trade Center Ship, From Stern to Stem 2011-08-05T19:28:39Z With three trip leaders showing the route, the paddlers traveled past the speedboats tied up at a neighborhood marina and then beneath a busy bridge into the gleaming pewter basin of the bay. Jamaica Bay: Wilderness on the Edge 2011-07-29T15:33:21Z All the iron foundries, patent blasts, and Bessemer processes in the world cannot equal the melting power of the pewter tankard. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Between Banning and the Captain there are three others, one of whom holds a pewter pot, engraved with the name Pocock, the landlord of the Hotel Doele. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z “It’s only sherry wine, my dear,” said Revitts magnificently; and, as if to avoid remark, Mary stooped down and took the glasses, one being for me, Revitts taking his shiny pewter measure of ale. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z Chimneys became common, pewter plates and silver or tin spoons are used in place of “tinn platters and wooden spoons.” Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z One day, when sketching a pattern on the back of a pewter dinner-plate, the idea occurred to him, that if colour were rubbed upon the design an impression might be printed off it upon calico. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z Her toilet equipment was no doubt simple—a basin and ewer, and a "pot de chambre," all of pewter. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z When it is ripe, the grower can present it to the people on a pewter plate. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z They discovered that they had exchanged their comfortable bourgeois home for a sepulchral old mansion, the street’s disgrace, to pick garbage from a pewter plate and drink vinegar from a common mug. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Then there’s a long list of supplies mentioned in the books — like robes and pointed hats, brass scales and a standard-size pewter cauldron. Does Hogwarts charge tuition? If so, how much? 2011-07-15T20:31:00Z I do not know what he expected to find there, but it was a cup, sure enough—a fine, large pewter cup, cast in feeble imitation of the genuine article and worth perhaps seventy-five cents. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z After she had dressed Frances probably ate a simple breakfast of porridge from a wooden bowl with a pewter spoon. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z So into the inn the good man hurried, but he soon reappeared, followed by a neat little waitress bearing a wooden tray with a large pewter mug of water on it. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z “No, sir, indeed,” said Luke, who paused, while the ruddy servant lass brought in a napkin-covered tray, with the bread and cheese, and a great pewter tankard of home-brewed ale. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z The glass and the pewter and the saucepans did not shine. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z These were by no means typical, for pewter was far more common than silver, and in the home of recently released indented servants or small landholders there was little more than bare necessity demanded. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Now the velvet was stained and the lace tarnished and his silver buckles looked more like pewter. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z What are exposed here are all genuine native products, whether it be in fabrics, pottery, or copper-ware, while there is a great rush for the booths where pewter plates and dishes are for sale. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z This excepted, they are worthy of all imitation, even to the drinking of home-brewed in their pewter mugs, and smoking long pipes around their council-table, when their little legislature meets. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z If your platter and your pewter pot be empty, you have yourselves to thank. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z Somewhere, we think, in the other bag, there should be a cold fowl, or some such kickshaw, with, if we mistake not, a vision of beef, and a certain pewter flask.—Thank you. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z But I don't believe he cared particularly whether his spoon was silver or pewter, by Jove! A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z The dresser, opposite to the hearth, exhibited pewter and some willow-pattern pottery. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Here there are also your gamesters in action, some turning of a whimsey, others throwing for pewter, who can quickly dissolve a round shilling into a three-halfpenny saucer. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z If you cannot do away with the pewter altogether—and I am no teetotaller myself—then reduce its size to at least a half. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z He took up the pewter watch, and said, "Is there a better watch for that age which knows no time but only eternity, than this one with only an index and no wheel-work?" Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z It meant, he realized with relief, that Anthony was home, that he'd lit the pewter candelabra hanging over their pine dining table. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z There were drinking horns standing side by side with the most exquisite vases of silver, pewter cups and flagons cheek by jowl with the consecrated vessels. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z On the table before them were a good sized pewter pot and drinking cups to match. 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z They earned more wages, and worked less hours, and in recent years wages had increased nearly twofold; but it must be owned that they were less thrifty, and loved too well their pewter pot. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z He, too, guarded his light; but one set in the tall, pewter lamp of the medieval watchman. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z She felt her grip tighten involuntarily on the pewter handle of her tankard. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z These cups were some of silver, some of pewter, and others of gold. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z They were full of family portraits, and old brass and pewter, and Japanese cabinets, and books bound in dimly gilded calf-skin, and India chintzes, all of which were Miss Caldwell's by inheritance. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z How long will the poor's advocate manage to live on the produce of the pawned pewter, and on the price of the two reviews which he is going to write? Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z There was an empty pewter pot too, and a dirty public-house paper, from which we do not mean to have it inferred that Thomas Gray was given to intoxication. Rachel Gray 2011-05-20T02:00:39.547Z She watched as he shoved the steering lever to port, flipping the rudder to maneuver around the reefs at the edge of the bay, then reached for his pewter tankard, its sides dark with grease. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z We all took a finger more, and I, looking over the rim of my pewter cup at Cynthia, gave them "Sweethearts and Wives." Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z If her pewter spoons had been gold, her few beads diamonds, she might have left the doors unbarred without danger. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z The principal prizes," he said, "are pewter dishes and sums of money for hitting the bird, and mostly provisions for the other marks we shoot at. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Christian symbols—especially tulips, sunflowers, and hearts—are recurrent, as they are on contemporary West-of-England furniture, pewter, and embroidery and on the carved chests, and crewel work of Puritan New England. North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century 2011-05-14T02:00:10.023Z He chuckled to himself and took a last pull on the fiery brandy before collecting the pewter bowls to start down the stairs. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z And excellent ale, also, served in battered pewter mugs. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Inside it is almost like a fine old country house—pleasant cretonnes, grate fires, old Chippendale chairs, mahogany tables, grandfather's clocks, pewter, and luster ware. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Now, I don't go to a church, it's true, but I have a pulpit in my own breast, and I prize one single happy moment more than the whole of this pewter dirt. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z He placed one massive pewter candelabrum on the table occupied by Gaston and de Mortémar: the other he carried to the further end of the room. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z He died early, leaving his family comfortable feather beds and goodly pewter plates and candlesticks. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z The young fellow in oil-skins had dropped his empty pewter at that moment, and it rolled behind Christian's chair. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z The stranger took the pewter out of his hands, unlocking his stiff fingers with his own great bony ones. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z To please you, I shall keep not only the tureen and the plates I get as prizes, but all the rest of the pewter ware, and put it all into your cupboard. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z He came towards me, the mob opening a way for him, with a pewter pot of porter in his hand. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Old saws beaten at the country forge furnished them with sabres, and pewter mugs and dishes supplied material for bullets. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z The action was imitated by every man in the troop—each throwing away his empty vessel, till the pavement was thickly strewn with pots of shining pewter. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The dining room walls were decorated with English hunting scenes and a great sideboard held the silver and pewter ware. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z "I've been looking at our pewter cupboard for the last five or ten minutes," he said. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z She followed his emotions dubiously, as he took from the mantelpiece a tallow dip in an old pewter candlestick, and with slow circumspection lighted the sputtering wick. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z Franklin's usual breakfast was milk and bread, which he ate out of a wooden porringer with a pewter spoon. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Mugs and tankards of bright pewter stood out against this dark background; huge hams and sad-colored herbs descended from the rafters. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z The floors were scrubbed and freshly oiled, the brass and pewter was polished until the antique household wares fairly winked at you through the glass doors of the cupboards. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z They would fight together, and fall down drunk amidst the pewter pots with which they break each other's heads. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z If the file is flat and is to be cut on the other side, it is turned over, and a thin plate of pewter placed below it to protect the teeth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Attached somehow to these curtains some coloured plates, bits of pewter, and a few fans were hung high in apparently precarious suspense. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z I saw dust on the tops of all the doors and windows, and the silver flagon was not polished as brightly as my old pewter pots. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z Cat and Kittens.—A public-house sign, alluding to the pewter pots so called. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Not a speck of rust marked the bright pewter and tin vessels that hung over the dresser. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z The undergraduates were served on pewter plates, and the poor young fellows were in the hands of the cook and butler, and consequently were cheated up to their eyes. Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z The sanded floors, the snowy window curtains, the bright pewter pots, have given way to dirt and general frowsiness. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Bars and studs of solid silver load their perforated ears, and ponderous pewter bangles encircle each wrist and ankle. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z There upon the shining pewter dishes, that in the early morn had been such a dry metallic desert, were now displayed, in gravy-oozing majesty, what Matt looked upon as all the delicacies of the season. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z Then she washed in the pewter bowl and sat down in the arm chair, the only seat in the room. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Whilst Renzo was exchanging salutations with the family, Tony poured out the pudding on the pewter trencher prepared for its reception, and it appeared like a little moon within a large circumference of vapour. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z A table and a settle stood by the window, and a dresser that was an armory of bright pewter dishes, trenchers, and piggins, crossed the opposite wall. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession 2011-02-03T03:00:11.867Z Large black wooden studs in the lobe of the ear are on high days and holydays replaced by masses of silver or pewter, resembling a pile of hand-grenades, or the teething rattles employed in nurseries. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z In his right hand he held a pewter mug by the handle and used it as a swivel against his aggressors with great effect. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z It is not all in training up A child against its will: To silver scour a pewter cup,— It will be pewter still. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z She had an old pewter plate, and a dark blue china teapot, homely as a hedge fence, I thought, but she doted on 'em. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z Then Allen called in a voice that made the pewter dishes ring on their shelves: “Come in, men!” A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z Weeks of incessant toil had enabled him to produce out of a lump of pewter, very creditable imitations of the coinage of Maria Theresa. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z I dare say the gentleman himself finds a steel knife and fork useful, and has no objection to silver, or, at least, to a pewter spoon. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z "Bless the little pitchers!" cried Polly, enthusiastically surveying both the pewter pot and its wearer. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Among other things the chief sent to our commander the inscription engraved on a small piece of pewter, which he had left with him in July, 1761. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z The pewter tableware was ranged on the rough corner shelves. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z Large pewter ear-rings are worn by the males; and by the females, whose hair is braided in long ringlets, silver armlets, anklets, and bracelets. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z English pewter dates back as far as the tenth century, though few pieces are now in existence that antedate the seventeenth century. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z The month's idling had completely emptied her pewter savings-bank that she had been keeping as a sort of precious joke for the Honeymoon. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z To the king Mr. Cook gave a small pewter plate, on which was stamped this inscription; 'His Britannic Majesty's ship Endeavour, Lieutenant James Cook, commander, 16th July, 1769, Huaheine.' Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Drawn from a copy of the medal in pewter, by Paul Woodroffe. What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence 2011-01-03T03:01:06.770Z Everything shone with cleanliness—windows, napery, brass, pewter, plates, kettles—if all the belongings of the room had whistled there would have been a bellow as if the siren of a big liner had blown. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z After 1780 pewter was but little used among the wealthy classes, except in their kitchens and servants' quarters, where it held sway for a considerable length of time. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z On one side a dresser and shelves, covered with pewter plates, old china bowls, and various articles of wedgwood and earthenware. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z It at least had the virtue of an air of rude comfort, and some of the pewter and china that ornamented its mantelpiece and dresser would have rejoiced a collector’s heart. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z Cabbies went out and Cabbies came in; joint after joint was devoured, and the naked bones lay on the steaming pewter desert like those of the vulture-torn camel in far Araby. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z “Now then, ladle on that gravy,” I says, “and let’s have the setrers;” and saying that, I dabs a sovrin down on the edge of the pewter. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z Perhaps the rarest bit of pewter in existence to-day is that owned by a Massachusetts lady. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z But for the moonlight, which passed through the uncovered window and glittered like silver on the pewter plates, this part of the farm kitchen would have had a very desolate aspect. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z The Capitol and the White House vanished in the whiteout, cross-country skiers appeared in parks and the Potomac was a grayish plate of pewter. 2010-02-07T00:20:00Z So prevalent, indeed, was this mode, that the publicans were under the necessity of getting pewter jugs with glass bottoms to drink from, or their houses would have been deserted. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 There was a roast goose just up, and cissing away in the big pewter dish all amongst the gravy, with the stuffing a smelling that rich, it was enough to drive you mad. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z France continued to hold high rank in pewter manufacture until 1750, after which time the quality of her output considerably deteriorated. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z Ha! ha! kings are ill to fodder, and when thou'st fattened them, they don't make the pot boil or keep the spurs out of the pewter dish. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 I ran home with all possible rapidity; and displayed, on a very large pewter plate, my first trout, to my kind and affectionate parent. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 My auld mother will be pleased enough to see me if the cup be pewter. The Great Mogul The firelight played richly on the dark red hangings and on the pewter which stood on the low bookcases. The Princess Galva A Romance There is a charm about old pewter that is well-nigh irresistible to the collector of antiques, its odd shapes, mellow tints, and, above all, its rarity, luring one in its pursuit. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z When alloyed with other metals it hardens them, and is therefore used in the manufacture of alloys, such as Britannia-metal, type-metal, and pewter. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Decanters of wine were before him; a pewter jug of ale; and bottles containing more or less of ardent spirits. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 A semicircular corner cupboard in a reproduction of an old style, its shelves filled with interesting specimens of seventeenth-century pewter, gives character to the room. Remodeled Farmhouses At the right, a door and a tall dresser filled with pewter plates and tankards. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors Then came the Betty lamp, a shallow receptacle, in form either circular, oval, or triangular, and made of pewter, iron, or brass. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z The meals consisted of meat, fish, vegetables, dried figs, oatmeal porridge, cabbages and a fair ration of bread, and in a pewter goblet some ordinary wine, unfortunately in insufficient quantity, especially in summer. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster My gold plate is pewter, and madame's jewelry is false, excepting her wedding-ring and the few things she happened to have on that never-to-be-forgotten day. Glories of Spain The chimney cupboard in the side has been turned into a china closet with a new door of mullioned glass displaying interesting old pewter and plates. Remodeled Farmhouses Above the fireplace is a mantel on which are set some brass candlesticks, a deep copper cheese bowl, and two pewter plates. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors To-day pewter represents a lost art, and the tankards and plates and chargers which our ancestors used so carelessly are now pursued with untiring energy, and, if secured, are treasured as prizes of priceless worth. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z He put the pewter down, but raised it again. The Gay Adventure A Romance But porcelain had already begun to be placed alongside the pewter; in refined Saxony, more especially, the wealthy housewife seldom failed to have a table set out with china cups, jugs, and little ornamental figures. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. This was to give it the look of the olden days, when pewter was used for the table. Remodeled Farmhouses That Gilbert meant either spelter or pewter is pretty certain. On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments Touch plates of the pewterers that were registered here are no longer in existence, and, indeed, much of the pewter made in this country bears no mark at all. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z And along the ledge of the wainscoting were old tankards of silver and pewter, plates hammered deep with the armorial bearings of different branches of the family. The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas But the heart of the housewife was attached to her weaving as well as her pewter and porcelain. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. They are cut in a panel and were used to protect china or old pewter from the dust. Remodeled Farmhouses In this bazar new merchandise is generally prohibited; but the smallest fragment of any sort of material, the merest morsel of iron, brass, lead, or pewter, will here find both a buyer and a seller. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 The value of pewter, like all other antiques, varies, and a piece is really worth what one can obtain for it. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z The counter, covered with lead, was decked with jugs with iron hoops, and various pewter measures. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 Thus, at Breslau, 1518, an ox and pewter utensils were bowled for, on two grounds. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Instead of one silver dish they would give one, six of pewter. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. The family hospitality is evinced by sixty-four pewter pieces, some silverware and a few Venetian glasses, four dozen trenchers, and kitchen utensils of brass and iron. William Bradford of Plymouth Ecclesiastical pewter is rare here, and therefore is valuable, but it does not hold such high favor in the collector's regard as do the simple pieces that once graced the quaint dressers in colonial homes. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z As I did so, my fingers came in contact with something hard, and I drew forth a small, oblong metal box, made, if I remember rightly, of pewter. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne At Breslau, in 1518, the prizes for running were articles of the favourite pewter. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. That country housewives use that common weed horsetail to scour their wooden, pewter and brass vessels, and sometimes boil the young tops of the same weed and eat them like asparagus. The Old English Herbals Place a row of white candles in pewter candlesticks across the mantel and display all the old china, pewter, brass and copper about the dining-room. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions China constituted an important part of the household equipment in colonial days, and while not as antique as pewter and wooden ware, it outrivaled both in beauty and popular favor. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z He might substitute pewter for silver in his scheme, and it would be just as good; he might substitute putty or plaster of paris, and his plan would work as well. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 All the rest were of homely pewter silvered over—which, as the confessor said, resembled most men's characters, in that they looked well enough from a distance, and on the whole served just as well. The Firebrand The whole thing was as clean as a row of pewter mugs. Last Words She set before him a pewter plate, bright as silver. The Progressionists, and Angela. From the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries, the ware gradually grew in importance through northern Europe, though domestic pewter was used only by the clergy and nobility up to the fourteenth century. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z A graduate is allowed to wear a plain brass button on his cap, which he prefers to the pewter one given him on graduating. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology You, of course, had luck and made the greatest catch of the season; shot all the game in sight, and won every silver, gold and pewter golf mug in all creation?” Mr. Munchausen Being a True Account of Some of the Recent Adventures beyond the Styx of the Late Hieronymus Carl Friedrich, Sometime Baron Munchausen of Bodenwerder Anyone who wanted that dinkey pewter mug could have it, as far as he cared. The Crimson Sweater “It must be eleven o’clock,” he said, as he thrust the pewter plate empty into the cupboard, and went to the door as if to take observations. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind Almost every conceivable domestic utensil was made of pewter as well as garden ornaments, and it is interesting to note, in connection with the latter, that several urns were designed by the brothers Adam. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z There was a momentary silence, as both men drained their pewters, and a moment after they left the Blue Boar. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle Almost all the common metals—copper, iron, tin, lead, &c.—have been used to make money at one time or other, besides various mixtures, such as brass, pewter, and bronze. Political economy Here a tallow candle placed in a pewter sconce upon a table shed a feeble, flickering light around. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Guy tolled the bell, and Charlotte arrived with a pewter tray and pewter mugs of beer. Plashers Mead A Novel The history of pewter making in England might almost be said to be that of the London Guild or Worshipful Company of Pewterers, so closely is the ware allied with it. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z Several meetings may take up furniture, pewter, china, silver, old coverlets, embroidered linen, and the like. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. It was her active industrious spirit that arranged and ordered its well-kept household stuff, that made the walls so cheery, the grate so gay with flowers, that kept the glittering array of pewter so bright. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. He held open the door for her to pass through, and gravely held out one of the pewter candles to her. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Brass and pewter cups were common in the eighteenth century, and tin cups were sold in the late nineteenth century. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology The fad for pewter has been productive of much imitation ware. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z But when one goes into the log cabin kitchen he will stand in reverence before a collection of early Dutch tables, chairs, platters, plates of Delft and pewter, spoons of the same ware. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia She paraded before him the treasures of her aunt, from the pewter plates and silver-gilt candelabra to camphor-scented brocades long hidden in cedar chests in the ghostly attic. Ewing\\'s Lady He went up to a cabinet which stood in one corner of the room, and from it took a bottle and three pewter mugs. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Revolutionary War surgeon’s kit includes a leather case with brass handle, three pewter cupping cups, a spring lancet, syringe, two trocars, knife, probe, and scraper. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology |
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