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Basin
Accession # 45.10.107
Maker Thomas Danforth III
Title Basin
Date 1777-1800
Medium Pewter
Dimensions 2 1/4 x 9 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (5.7 x 23.2 x 23.2 cm)
Marks Impressed on underside, from top to bottom: (1) & (2) two identical partially impressed circular stamps, placed side-by-side, containing a lion rampant whose legs are flanked by "T" on one side and "D" on the other. (3) row of four small squarish hallmarks containing, from left to right: "T.D"; seated allegorical figure; [unidentified]; upright sword
Credit Line Designated Purchase Fund
Location Visible Storage: Case 20, Shelf P (Pewter)
Description Round pewter basin; rises from flat bottom to slightly flaring sides and narrow, everted rim with incised band in center. CONDITION: Fair; allover tarnish, scratches, and pit marks.