Rare North Carolina Pewter Plate, Mark of William Nott (d. 1840)

Fayetteville, North Carolina, circa 1812-1840, stamped with maker's touch mark to the underside, of round form with shallow flange.


8 in. diameter

From the Collection of Quincy and Betty Scarborough, Fayetteville, North Carolina

William Nott apprenticed under William Danforth beginning in 1803, and maintained the shop of William Danforth from 1809 to 1812. From 1812-14 we find Nott listed as a wholesale grocer in Fayetteville. After Eggleston's death in 1813, he acquired Eggleston's molds and returned to Middletown the following year.
Thereafter, he traveled from Middletown to Fayetteville. He entered into partnership with Jehiel Johnson and Samuel Babcock as "Johnson and Nott" from 1817-19. In 1819 the partnership dissolved, and Nott functioned alone, first in Middletown, then in Fayetteville. He continued to work in Fayetteville, first as a partner in "Nott and Starr" from 1822-1829. From 1829 until 1834 he was a partner in "Nott and Sumner". William Nott died in Fayetteville around 1840.

Source: The Pewter Collectors' Club of America Inc.: The Bulletin, Summer 2003; Vol. 12, Number 9. Pg. 409.

Good estate condition; some scratches and shallow denting.