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Reed. The moulding, usually cast but occasionally incised, round the edge of sadware. Single or multiple reeding is a guide to the period of manufacture.
Repousse. Relief decoration formed by hammering.
Reproduction. A piece made as a copy of an older form without the intention to deceive as to age.
Retainer’s Badge. A badge, often made of pewter, worn by servants of royal or noble houses. Badges depicted elements of the arms of the house, e.g. rose, crown, etc. and were usually attached by a pin
Sadware. Saucers, plates, dishes and chargers.
Salt. An open vessel used for dispensing salt. Sometimes referred to as salt-cellar (a corruption of the French ‘salière’)
Saucer. An item of sadware less than 7 inches (180mm) in diameter.
Scale. Hard oxide on pewter. Prone to flaking with rough handling.
Secondary marks. Any mark other than a touch mark which was struck on his/her wares by a pewterer. Common secondary marks include hall marks, a rose and crown, crown and X, logos such as "Hard Metal", the pewterer's address or even an advertising slogan. (See Pewter Marks: an Introduction)
Single reed. A descriptive term for a plate, dish or charger with a single cast moulding at the edge of the rim (on the upper surface). Popular from c 1690 to 1730, though some pewterers (e.g. those in Bristol, Devon and London, including or those exporting to the US) went on using this style into the 19th century.
Spinning. Process of forming an article by mounting a piece of sheet metal on a chuck and forcing it over a former whilst it is rotating.
Stamping. Process of forming an article by stamping a piece of sheet metal in a press.
Standish. An inkstand, most frequently footed and with a single or double lid.