Shaving bowl

1775-1850

Measurements

2-1/4 in x 8-1/2 in (dia)

Materials

Pewter

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.834

Inscription

"ISP" or "GSP" is engraved into the rim.  An unidentified maker's touchmark is struck on the outside bottom.

Condition Notes

The rim is dented, cracked in places away from the bowl, and may have partially melted around the cut-out section.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner.

Comments

The shaving bowl, also sometimes called a barber's basin, has a wide rim that curves inward at one end to allow the user to tuck the bowl under his chin.  A hanging ring has been soldered opposite the indent.  The bottom of the basin is stabilized by a small foot-ring.