Plate
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Caption
Samuel Pierce. Plate, 1792–1830. Pewter, 5/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (1.6 x 20 x 20 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.24. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Plate
Date
1792–1830
Geography
Place made: Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States
Medium
Pewter
Classification
Dimensions
5/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (1.6 x 20 x 20 cm)
Markings
Impressed on underside, from top to bottom: (1) "H" and "G" both surmounted by decorative form that resembles an anchor (2) & (3) two identical stamps, both partially struck, placed side-by-side of an eagle with spread wings holding snake in its beak and a branch and bunch of arrows in its claws, framed above by banner with "SAMUEL" (in stamp #2 "[S]AMUEL") and below by banner with "PIERCE" (in stamp #2 "[PIERC]E" and in stamp #3 "P[IERCE]")
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
45.10.24
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