Dish
- Maker: James Porter
- Medium: Pewter
- Place Made: Connecticut, USA
- Dates: 1795-1803
- Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 13 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (3.8 x 33.3 x 33.3 cm)
- Markings: Impressed on underside, two identical, badly worn stamps placed side-by-side of: eagle with wings outspread and American crest over his body, clutching branch and arrows in claws and set against field of stars; "[JAMES]" in top border and "[PORTER]" in bottom border
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 45.10.50
- Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
- Image: Overall, 45.10.50.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
- Catalogue Description: Large, round, highly polished deep pewter dish with wide rim that curves upward slightly at edge; incised line around edge of rim. CONDITION: Fair; allover heavy scratches and pitting; large patch of dark discoloration in center.
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