Plate
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Thomas Danforth II. Plate, 1755–1782. Pewter, 5/8 x 7 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (1.6 x 20.2 x 20.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.70. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Plate
Date
1755–1782
Geography
Place made: Middletown, Connecticut, United States
Medium
Pewter
Classification
Dimensions
5/8 x 7 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (1.6 x 20.2 x 20.2 cm)
Markings
Impressed on underside in center, from top to bottom: (1) & (2) two identical, side-by-side stamps that are badly worn down (only a few outlines are faintly visible) of archway with "THOMAS" in arch supported by columns and "DANFORTH" in rectangular base; lion or dragon rampant in center (3) row of shield-shaped hallmarks, only 3 are visible, containing, from left to right: "T.D"; head of dragon; and seated allegorical figure [there was probably originally a fourth mark with an upright sword, as in Laughlin 363]
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
45.10.70
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