Plate
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Thomas Danforth III (American, 1756–1840). Plate, 1777–1818. Pewter, 5/8 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (1.6 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.72. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Plate
Date
1777–1818
Geography
Place made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium
Pewter
Classification
Dimensions
5/8 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (1.6 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm)
Markings
Impressed on underside, from top to bottom: (1) & (2) two identical stamps placed side-by-side: circular stamp with serrated edge containing an eagle clutching a branch and bunch of arrows in its claws with a U.S. shield over its chest; lines radiating from behind eagle's head. (3) "T.DANFORTH / PHILAD.A"
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
45.10.72
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