Plate
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Richard Austin. Plate, 1793–1817. Pewter, 5/8 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (1.6 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.19. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Plate
Date
1793–1817
Geography
Place made: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium
Pewter
Classification
Dimensions
5/8 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (1.6 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm)
Markings
Impressed on underside, partially struck oval stamp with: "RICHARD" in banner arching around top half; in center, dove carrying branch flying above fox (lamb?); and "AUSTIN" in banner around bottom edge, ends of banners meet at sides of oval. [Laughlin identifies the animal as a lamb, but it does not resemble one.]
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
45.10.19
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