Of circular form, with a simple molded edge on a slightly dished rim and a shallow well.
plates (dishes)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Pewter
PLATE
On white adhesive tape is: /29/1790 m.12/5/1815/d. 5/14/1869. The rim is stamped: SL. Touchmarks are: ...POULTE../LONDON [over scrolled leaves]; LONDON...IN..[around a medallion]; etc.
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
London, England
9.5 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.760
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