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Plate

Maker: Thomas Danforth Boardman, American, 1784-1873
Medium: Pewter
Place Made: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Dates: 1805-1820
Dimensions: 3/4 x 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (1.9 x 15.6 x 15.6 cm)
Markings: Impressed on underside, in center: (1) badly worn figure eight shaped stamp with beaded border, containing eagle with wings outspread and American crest over its body above "[T.D.]B." (2) identical to and next to stamp #1; initials "T.D[.B.]" (partially visible)
Inscriptions: Stamped on rim on opposing sides: "2" (opposite) "2"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 45.10.80
Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
Image: Overall, 45.10.80.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Small, round, highly polished pewter plate with wide rim that curves upward slightly at edge; incised line around rim and around center of plate. CONDITION: Fair; allover light scratches and pitting; a few dark spots of discoloration.

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