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- Maker: Nathaniel Austin
- Medium: Pewter
- Place Made: Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
- Dates: 1763-1807
- Dimensions: 1/2 x 7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (1.3 x 19.4 x 19.4 cm)
- Markings: Impressed on underside, from top to bottom: (1) partially impressed stamp with "AUSTIN" in arching banner, decorative foliate flourishes at ends of banner. (2) row of 4 small square hallmarks containing, from left to right: "[N].A"; seated allegorical figure; bird in profile; head of a dragon (?).
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 45.10.13
- Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
- Image: Overall, 45.10.13.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
- Catalogue Description: Round, shallow pewter plate with wide rim that curves upward slightly at edge; incised line around center and around rim near edge. CONDITION: Fair; badly tarnished; allover scratches and some pitting; several small dark spots of discoloration (corrosion?) around edge and in center.
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