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Dish

Maker: William Billings
Medium: Pewter
Place Made: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Dates: 1791-1806
Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 14 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (4.1 x 37.8 x 37.8 cm)
Markings: Impressed on underside, three identical stamps: "W+BILLINGS" in arching banner with foliate decorations.
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 45.10.39
Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
Image: Overall, 45.10.39.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Large round, highly polished, deep pewter plate with wide rim that turns up slightly at rounded edge. CONDITION: Good; some light scratches and pitting; long, jagged deep scratch in rim; some spots of discoloration.

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