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Re: About Paint and Pewter

From: Justin
Remote Name: 74.103.244.227
Date: 01/19/2012
Time: 05:30:52 PM

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Cindy, let's deal with the pewter lid first. Pewter is an alloy, and often, due to both its composition and the environmental conditions where the piece resides it can develop patina/"wear" differently. You can find 18th century pieces that look "new" while 20th century items can have heavy "corrosion"...it depends on the particular piece.