Collections: Decorative Arts: Plate

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Plate

• Maker: Thomas Danforth II
• Medium: Pewter
• Place Made: Middletown, Connecticut, USA
• Dates: ca. 1770-1780
• Dimensions: 5/8 x 7 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (1.6 x 20.2 x 20.2 cm)
• Markings: Impressed on underside in center, from top to bottom: (1) partially impressed oval stamp with beaded scroll border, containing rampant lion whose legs are flanked by "T" on one side and "[D]" on the other. (2) identical and next to stamp #1 (3) row of four small, shield-shaped hallmarks containing, from left to right: "T.D"; head of dragon; seated allegorical figure; upright sword
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 45.10.120
• Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
• Image: Overall, 45.10.120.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
Thomas Danforth II. Plate, ca. 1770-1780. Pewter, 5/8 x 7 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (1.6 x 20.2 x 20.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.120 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 45.10.120.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: 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; shows heavy use with allover scratches, especially in center; few deep marks of pitting or corrosion, including one in center that has turned into a hole.