Round, deep pewter plate with incised band along rim edge. "B L" engraved on rim.
plates (dishes)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Plate
"B L" (Engraved)
" MADE IN / LONDON" / "TOWNSEND/ COMPTON"/ "T C" (a partial maker's mark with a complete one above four hallmarks, the fourth one reading "T C")
Townsend & Compton (Pewterer)
London, England
1/2 (H), 8 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Estate of Miss Jesse Gwendolyn Morse
1969.54
Medfield (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom)
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