Plate
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Gershom Jones. Plate, 1774–1809. Pewter, 5/8 x 8 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (1.6 x 21.3 x 21.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.47. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Plate
Date
1774–1809
Geography
Place made: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Medium
Pewter
Classification
Dimensions
5/8 x 8 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (1.6 x 21.3 x 21.3 cm)
Markings
Impressed on underside, from top to bottom: (1) Incised "A" (2) Two identical, partially struck stamps, side-by-side, of archway with "GERSHOM" in arch supported by two columns which rest on base containing "IO[NES]", prancing creature with dragon's head and lion's body in archway. (3) Row of four small square stamps containing, from left to right: "GI"; head of a creature; unidentified pictograph; upright sword.
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
45.10.47
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