Metal or wood dinnerware and cutlery was widely used because of its durability. Valuable and breakable dishes, such as china, would have been a family heirloom or handed down. China was not as practical as pewter or copper.

Plate
Pewter. Dia 21, H 1.0 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 1146

Plate
Pewter. Dia 21.2, H 1.0 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 1141

Teapot
Pewter. H 21.5, Dia 11.3 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 289

Fork
Wood, iron. L 17.5, W 2.0 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 12629

Fork
Wood, iron. L 16.3, W 1.8 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 12627

Fork
Wood, iron. L 17, W 1.2 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 12630

Fork
Wood, iron. L 15.8, W 1.2 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 12631

Fork
Wood, iron. L 16.2, W 1.2 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 12628