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Platter
- Maker: William Will
- Medium: Pewter
- Place Made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Dates: 1764-1798
- Dimensions: 1 1/8 x 16 5/8 x 16 5/8 in. (2.9 x 42.2 x 42.2 cm)
- Markings: Impressed on bottom, from top to bottom, left to right: (1) partially struck stamp, appears to be an eagle swooping down over horse (or fox?) surrounded by "WIL[…]" (letters from the maker's name) all within an oval (2) "E V" (3) same as (1) (4) row of three small square stamps containing: prancing lion; "T (?) C"; and flower within circle
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 45.48
- Credit Line: Dick S. Ramsay Fund
- Image: Overall, 45.48_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
- Catalogue Description: Circular, highly polished pewter platter with rim that curves slightly upward, ending in rounded edge. CONDITION: Fair; shows heavy use with all-over scratches and pit marks (or corrosion), several dents around rim.
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