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Plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1763-1807

GUSN

GUSN-54967

Description

Round pewter plate with shallow well, smooth brim and reeded rim.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

"AUSTIN" (Touchmark)
[Britannia] / [Rooster] / [Dragon] (Touchmarks)

Maker

Austin, Nathaniel (Pewterer)

Location of Origin

Charlestown, Massachusetts

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift from Charles K. Davis

Accession Number

1949.151

Places

Fairfield (Fairfield county, Connecticut)
Massachusetts (United States)
Charlestown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

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