Plate
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Thomas Badger, Jr.. Plate, 1787–1818. 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, 45.10.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Plate
Date
1787–1818
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)
Inscriptions
Inscribed on underside, lightly scratched in script: "D B"
Markings
Impressed on underside, from top to bottom: (1) partially struck rectangular stamp containing eagle with spread wings clutching a branch and bunch of arrows in its claws and with U.S. coat-of-arms over its chest, framed by "THOMAS" along top edge and "BADGER" along bottom. (2) partially struck rectangular stamp containing "BOSTON" with decorative foliate pattern centered below.
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
45.10.3
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