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Plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1746-1785

GUSN

GUSN-54965

Description

Small, round pewter plate. "Dudley Richard's Child" engraved on back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

"Dudley / Richard's / Child" (Engraved)
"SK..." [columns] / "I.S" / [Britannia] / [dragon or lion] / [illegible] (touchmarks)
" A K" (stamped)

Maker

Skinner, John (Pewterer)

Location of Origin

Boston, Massachusetts

Dimensions

1/2 (H), 8 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift from Charles K. Davis

Accession Number

1949.149

Places

Fairfield (Fairfield county, Connecticut)
Duxbury (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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