S. Julião da Barra Pewter Ware The description of the artifacts presented below follows the terminology adopted by Gotelipe-Miller for the Port Royal pewter flatware, as shown below on the figure below and on Table II. Characterization of flatware is generally based on its shape, although pewter flatware was sold by weight rather than by size or diameter. Pewter flatware has a rim, a bouge (the curved part) and a well (the bottom). Typologies are based on the shape and decoration of the rims, and on the relation between the size of the rim and the total diameter of the item. Rims can be very broad (this type being known as Cardinal's hat), broad, medium and narrow. Decorations range from plain to several reeds (or rings), either casted or incised. Table II Pewter Flatware Types (after Gotelibe-Miller, p. 28) Charger Serving tray with Ø > 42 cm Dish Serving tray 27 cm > Ø > 42 cm Deep dish Serving tray with h > 3 cm Plate Dish for individual use 16.5 cm > Ø >27 cm Saucer Dish for individual use Ø < 16.5 cm (also called butter plate) Paten Flat small tray for ecclesiastical uses Bowl Deep container with rounded sides Basin Deep container with straight bottom and somewhat straight sides The collection from São Julião da Barra shows only three types of rims. This study followed the rim characterization presented in Gotelipe-Miller and Brownsword & Pitt, as shown bellow, on Table III, and considered the single incised reed as Gotelibe-Miller Type 4 for simplicity. Brownword, R. and Pitt, E.E.H. "X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of English 13-16th Century Pewter Flatware", Archaeometry 26.2 (1984), pp. 237-244. Gotelipe-Miller, Shirley, Pewter and Pewterers from Port Royal Jamaica: Flatware before 1692, Thesis on file at Texas A&M University, College Station, 1990. Table III Pewter Flatware Rim Types (after Gotelibe-Miller and Brownsword & Pitt) Rim type Gotelibe-Miller Brownsword & Pitt Plain Rim Type 1 Not considered Single reed Type 2 Type a if angled Type c if with groove Type d if rounded Type e if below Simple raised multiple reed Type 3 Not considered Incised simple reed Not considered Type b Incised multiple reed Type 4 Not considered Complex multiple reed Type 5 Not considered       Back... Read More...