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- Maker: Nathaniel Austin
- Medium: Pewter
- Place Made: Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
- Dates: 1763-1807
- Dimensions: 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (1.3 x 22.2 x 22.2 cm)
- Markings: Impressed on bottom, from top to bottom, left to right: (1) arched banner with foliate decorations at ends, reads "AUSTIN" [right end only partially struck] (2) row of four small square stamps containing: "N.A" between two horizontal lines; seated figure holding what appears to be staff and branch [Columbia?]; bird [head worn or not fully struck]; creature with dragon's head and eagle's body
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 45.10.9
- Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
- Image: Overall, 45.10.9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
- Catalogue Description: Circular, highly polished pewter plate with rim that curves slightly upward, ending in rounded edge. CONDITION: Fair; shows heavy use with scratches, pit marks, and dents in center.
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