Collections: Decorative Arts: Dish

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Dish

• Maker: Samuel Hamlin
• Medium: Pewter
• Place Made: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Dates: 1771-1801
• Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 14 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (4.1 x 37.8 x 37.8 cm)
• Markings: Impressed on underside, three partially struck stamps arranged in a circle, counterclockwise from top: (1) & (2) Identical stamps of: "SAMUEL" and "HAMLIN" in two stacked, arched banners with foliate decorations. (3) Oval stamp with banner containing "H[…]D" around upper edge and banner containing "[illegible letters]" around lower edge; in center, 4-legged animal (wolf?) hanging by chain from top banner over stylized flames.
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 45.10.240
• Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
• Image: Overall, 45.10.240.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
Samuel Hamlin. Dish, 1771-1801. Pewter, 1 5/8 x 14 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (4.1 x 37.8 x 37.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.240 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 45.10.240.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Large round, highly polished, deep pewter plate with wide rim that turns up slightly at rounded edge. CONDITION: Fair; shows heavy use with allover deep scratches, pitting, and discoloration spots; yellowish substance (corrosion?) on edge runs under rim; hairline crack down inside edge of rim.