The “Odamifino.”
Bed Pan which has been converted into the Faked “Alms-Dish.”
Plate XXVI.
The Mystery Piece.
Plate XXVII.
On returning to my real home “the piece” was much admired for its antique appearance and I was told I should spoil it if I had anything done to it, so I had it photographed in the state I found it. It bore no maker’s marks and the shape was quite unknown to me, so I wrote to three pewter connoisseurs sending them each a photograph giving dimensions and weight and asking them to give me its name and age. These are the opinions I received:
No. 1:
“Your Vessel seems to be a Vase and latish. I have never seen one like it.” And later he kindly wrote: “The more I think of your pewter Jar the more convinced I am that it dates about 1750.”