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Plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1825

GUSN

GUSN-179752

Description

Pewter plate with deep well. Impressed stamp on rim of lion, whale(?), and cord, a portion of the Fayerweather family crest.

Details

Descriptive Terms

plates (dishes)
pewter (tin alloy)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
tin alloy
heraldry
Plate

Inscription

" [illegible] / LITTLE" (Touchmark)
"[illegible] H. LITTTLE / IN LONDON" (Touchmark)
[4 hallmarks -rooster, ?, lion(?), ? ] (impressed)
"XX" (impressed)

Maker

Little, Henry, 1790-1848 (Maker)

Location of Origin

London, England

Dimensions

3/4 (H), 9 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Eleanor Fayerweather

Accession Number

1993.827

Date

1800-1825 (possibly)

Places

London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom)

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