Plate

• Artist: Gershom Jones (Maker)
• Medium: Pewter
• Geographical Location: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Dates: 1774-1809
• Dimensions: 5/8 x 8 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (1.6 x 21.3 x 21.3 cm)
• Markings: Impressed on underside, from top to bottom: (1) Incised "A" (2) Two identical, partially struck stamps, side-by-side, of archway with "GERSHOM" in arch supported by two columns which rest on base containing "IO[NES]", prancing creature with dragon's head and lion's body in archway. (3) Row of four small square stamps containing, from left to right: "GI"; head of a creature; unidentified pictograph; upright sword.
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 20, Shelf H
• Accession Number: 45.10.47
• Image: 45.10.47.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2003

Catalogue Description:
Round shallow highly polished pewter plate with wide rim that turns up slightly at rounded edge. CONDITION: Good; scratches and pitting and cluster of dark scratches on center of plate.