pewter
Grayish tableware metal
Pewter is a gray metal alloy traditionally made mostly of tin, historically used for tableware, tankards, and decorative objects before cheaper materials replaced it.
The word also describes the dull grayish color of the metal.
Pewter objects were common in colonial American and European households; antique pewter pieces are now collectibles.
The old tavern displayed pewter mugs behind the bar.
As an adjective, pewter describes things having that characteristic muted gray tone.
Handled drinking vessel, often lidded
- gobletStemmed drinking vessel
- chargerPower-restoring device or mount
- plateFlat dish for food
- platterLarge flat serving dish
pitcher · teapot · bowl · mug · flagon · porringer · trencher · saltcellar
Neutral achromatic hue
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- gunmetalBluish-gray bronze alloy
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- charcoalBurned wood residue
ash · smoky · leaden · matte · lustrous · dull · tarnished · burnished
Element fifty, Sn
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- antimonyBrittle metalloid, symbol Sb
- bismuthElement eighty-three
- lead-freeContaining no plumbum
smelting · casting · metallurgy · foundry · ingot · melting · alloying · non-ferrous
Inherited family treasure
- vintageQuality from past eras
- patinaSurface film from aging
- colonialOf occupied territories
- VictorianOf a prim era
Edwardian · medieval · renaissance · provenance · restoration · preservation · historic · tavern
tankard
Handled drinking vessel, often lidded
platter · pitcher · teapot · bowl · mug · flagon · porringer · trencher · saltcellar · candlestick
gray
Neutral achromatic hue
charcoal · ash · smoky · leaden · matte · lustrous · dull · tarnished · burnished · muted
tin
Element fifty, Sn
lead-free · smelting · casting · metallurgy · foundry · ingot · melting · alloying · non-ferrous · malleable
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
Victorian · Edwardian · medieval · renaissance · provenance · restoration · preservation · historic · tavern · pilgrim
craftsmanship
Skill in making objects
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- smithingMetalworking by hammer
casting · hammered · spinning · engraving · stamping · molds · polishing · finishing · apprentice · guild
figurine
Small ornamental sculpture
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- statuetteMiniature sculpted figure
- ornamentThing that beautifies
keepsake · souvenir · commemorative · trinket · replica · sculpture · thimble · medal · medallion · trophy
- tablewareplate, dishes, fork, bowl, plates
- Alloysbrass, bronze, solder, steel, amalgam
- American craftsquilts, quilting, coverlets, samplers, hooked rugs
- Blue-Grayblue gray, slate blue, steel blue, cool gray, steel gray
- cool greysgunmetal, graphite, silver grey, ash grey, battleship grey
- colorsred, blue, green, yellow, orange
pewtersterling silver
Jewelry-quality alloyed precious metal
gold · silver · platinum · fine silver · precious metals
pewtermulticolored
Having multiple hues
polychromatic · variegated · motley · polychrome · varicolored
- pewter mugTin-alloy drinking vessel