The following article was published in Our State Magazine on December 30, 2022

Winter’s Charms
Kinston

In Lenoir County, the Morgan family crafts silvery pewter snowflakes that dangle elegantly, far too pretty to put away when the holidays are over. Pewter — a metal alloy of tin, copper, and antimony — has been prized for its durability since at least the Middle Ages. Kent and Martha Morgan found their way to the craft in 1980, after watching a pewter-making demonstration at Colonial Williamsburg. Over the next 40 years, they built a thriving business, and eventually passed House of Morgan Pewter down to their nephew Matt, his wife, Amanda, and their three children. With every ornament, keychain, and piece of jewelry that the Morgans cast, they continue both a family tradition and an art form that goes back centuries.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY HOUSE OF MORGAN PEWTER