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Dish

Maker: Thomas Danforth III
Medium: Pewter
Place Made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Dates: ca. 1807-1813
Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 11 5/8 x 11 5/8 in. (4.1 x 29.5 x 29.5 cm)
Markings: Impressed on underside, from top to bottom: (1) circular stamp containing eagle clutching branch and arrows in claws and U.S. coat-of-arms over its chest, with "T.D" above its head. (2) stamp with "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: 45.10.182
Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
Image: Overall, 45.10.182.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Highly polished round pewter deep dish with curving sides and wide, slightly curved rim with rounded edge. CONDITION: Good; shows heavy use with scratches on inside bottom and underside; a few dark spots of corrosion around dish; small dent in bottom.

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