Pewter Cup Collections - Silver Gallery

The Georgia Pewter Cups represent what seems to be one of two major Southern design styles of the early 19th century.

Patterned after the work of E.J. Johnson, working in Macon, circa 1851, the modified pear shape design is an early Southern favorite. The delicate beading on the Georgia Pewter Cups reflect a sophistication of taste typical of early Georgia.

Because there were so few Carolina Pewterers and, as history suggests, so much of their work was lost during the Civil War, few pieces of Carolina Pewter are known to exist today. Almost certainly, there are some pieces of Carolina Pewter which are yet to be identified. Of particular interest is the lack of known holloware, as they can find no surviving cups, beakers, tankards and the like.

The modified pear shape as represented in the Alabama Cups seems typical of the work of several Alabama artisans and was used as the basic design element for other vessels such as beakers, tea and coffee pots and wine chillers.