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Pewter dish

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1750-1800

GUSN

GUSN-11467

Description

A shallow, flat, rimmed bowl with three ball feet- that show through as small bumps on the inside.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dishes (vessels)
casting (process)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin alloy
Pewter
Cast
Dish

Inscription

Stamped on the bottom is a crown above an ""X"".

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

1 (H), 4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1992.689

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