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Deep Dish

Maker: Thomas Danforth
Medium: Pewter
Place Made: Norwich, Connecticut, USA
Dates: ca. 1730-1773
Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (3.8 x 33.7 x 33.7 cm)
Markings: Impressed on underside, from top to bottom: (1) nearly obliterated stamp of lion rampant in gateway with "THOMAS" in arch above and "DANFORTH" in rectangular base [only the lion is faintly visible] (2) row of 4 small, shield-shaped hallmarks containing, from left to right: "T.D"; head of dragon in profile; seated allegorical figure; upright sword [last hallmark badly worn]
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 27.539
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Samuel Doughty
Image: Overall, 27.539.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Round, highly polished deep pewter dish with wide rim that curves upward slightly at edge; incised line around edge of rim. CONDITION: Fair; heavy allover pitting, including some large patches of deep pit marks.

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