Circular with dished bottom with wide rim and molded edge. Incised line in bottom.
chargers (platters)
incising
molding (forming)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Pewter
Molded
Incised
CHARGER
Stamped on rim: MK Stamped on back: TOWNSEND & COMPANY/[dove and unicorn in oval] MADE IN LONDON/[crown/rosette in oval] [two shields]
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Townsend & Compton (Maker)
London, England
13.313 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.701
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