Dish

• Artist: Thomas Danforth Boardman (Maker)
• Medium: Pewter
• Geographical Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
• Dates: 1805-1820
• Dimensions: 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (1.9 x 31.1 x 31.1 cm)
• Markings: Impressed on underside, from left to right: (1) partially impressed oval stamp with scrolled border containing "[THOMAS] D." around top edge and "[BOARDMAN]" around lower edge and eagle with outspread wings and an American crest over its breast in the center. (2) identical to mark #1, but "THOMAS D." and "BOARDMAN" (letters are legible)
• Inscriptions: Impressed on underside, in between two marks: "X"
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 20, Shelf E
• Accession Number: 45.10.86
• Image: 45.10.86.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2003

Catalogue Description:
Large, round, highly polished pewter dish with wide rim that curves upward slightly at edge; incised line around center and around rim near edge. CONDITION: Fair; crack in edge of rim; many dark spots of discoloration or corrosion across center; some scratches and dings.