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- Maker: Thomas Danforth III
- Medium: Pewter
- Place Made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Dates: 1777-1818
- Dimensions: 5/8 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (1.6 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm)
- Markings: Impressed on underside, from top to bottom: (1) & (2) two identical stamps placed side-by-side: circular stamp with serrated edge containing an eagle clutching a branch and bunch of arrows in its claws with a U.S. shield over its chest; lines radiating from behind eagle's head. (3) "T.DANFORTH / PHILAD.A"
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 45.10.72
- Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
- Image: Overall, 45.10.72.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
- Catalogue Description: Highly polished round pewter plate with wide rim that curves upward at edge. CONDITION: Good; a few scratches and pit marks on inside bottom and around rim; edge of rim slightly bent / misshapen.
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