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Plate

Maker: William Billings
Medium: Pewter
Place Made: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Dates: 1791-1806
Dimensions: 5/8 x 8 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (1.6 x 21.3 x 21.3 cm)
Markings: Impressed on bottom, 3 partially struck stamps of identical mark consisting of letters [from maker's name] inscribed within arching banner with decorative flourishes on ends, from left to right, top to bottom: (1) " […] GS" (2) "W [… ]" (3) "W BILLI […]"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 45.10.45
Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
Image: Overall, 45.10.45.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Circular, highly polished pewter plate with rim that curves slightly upward, ending in rounded edge. CONDITION: Fair; all-over scratches and pitting, especially in center of plate and around edge; several indentations.

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