Dish
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Samuel Pierce. Dish, 1792–1830. Pewter, 1 1/8 x 11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (2.9 x 28.6 x 28.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.23. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Dish
Date
1792–1830
Geography
Place made: Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States
Medium
Pewter
Classification
Dimensions
1 1/8 x 11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (2.9 x 28.6 x 28.6 cm)
Markings
Impressed on underside in center, from top to bottom: (1) & (2) two identical stamps, side-by-side: bird with outstretched wings holding snake (?) in beak and branch and bunch of arrows in claws, framed by upward curving banner with "SAMUEL" at top, and downward curving banner with curled ends with "PIERCE" at bottom. (3) upside down, below stamps # 1 & 2: round stamp with serrated edge containing "S.P. / X"
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
45.10.23
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