Brass skimmer with a blunt-shaped rattail connected to wrought brass bowl with two copper rivets and one iron rivet; the 24 punched holes in the bowl form a pattern of a circle with eight rays; the handle (about 3/8" wide at the bowl) flares to 1" near the tip and then thins down, the tip of the handle bears a hole for hanging.
Collection
Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Richard Lee, Sr.
Attribution
Maker
Artist
Richard Lee Jr.
Attribution
Maker
Date made
1788 - 1820
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
Marked: "R.LEE" in rectangle
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Bowl diameter max 5 1/4"
Length
12-3/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)
Material
Iron, brass, copper
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Some dents; rim of bowl damaged.
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
1965 appraisal page not found.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24C
