CASTOR 5 ¾”

THIS 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN CASTOR IS ONE OF SEVERAL SIZES FOUND IN THIS FORM. THE HEIGHT IS 5 ¾”. IT HAS A GRACEFUL APPEARANCE. IN THE PAST IT HAS ERRONEOUSLY BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS DANFORTH III. IT IS NOW FELT TO COME FROM CONNECTICUT OR CINCINNATI, OHIO. REFERENCED AS #130 IN AN AMERICAN PEWTER COLLECTION.