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Plate

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1780-1788

GUSN

GUSN-45432

Description

Round pewter plate with deep well and reeded rim.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

"Joseph" / (partial seal) / (partial hallmark) / "I.D"" (text within seal and within hallmark)

Maker

Danforth, Joseph (Pewterer)

Location of Origin

Middletown, Connecticut

Dimensions

1/2 (H), 7 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession from Pratt House (Essex Historical Society)

Accession Number

1952.238

Places

Essex (Middlesex county, Connecticut)
Middletown (Middlesex county, Connecticut)

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