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- Maker: Samuel Danforth
- Medium: Pewter
- Place Made: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
- Dates: 1793-1802
- Dimensions: 5/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (1.6 x 20 x 20 cm)
- Markings: Impressed on underside: (1) partially impressed or worn circular stamp containing: in center, eagle with wings outspread and American crest over his body, clutching branch and arrows in claws and set against field of stars; "[SAMUEL]" in top border and "DANFO[RTH]" in bottom border. (2) identical stamp, placed next to stamp #1, partially impressed or worn; "[SA]MU[EL]" / "DANF[ORTH]"
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 45.10.88
- Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
- Image: Overall, 45.10.88.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
- Catalogue Description: Round, highly polished, shallow pewter dish with wide rim that curves upward slightly at edge. CONDITION: Fair; scratches in center; large dent in edge of rim and several smaller dents around rim and on bottom of plate; small spots of discoloration or corrosion across center.
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