Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.
plates (dishes)
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
Pewter
Beaded
PLATE
Engraved on rim: MK Marked on bottom: Townsend & Compton/Made in London [and four hallmarkings]
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Townsend & Compton (Maker)
MK (Maker)
London, England
8 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.705.5
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