Basin
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Joseph Danforth. Basin, 1780–1788. Pewter, 2 1/4 x 9 x 9 in. (5.7 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.98. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Maker
Title
Basin
Date
1780–1788
Geography
Place made: Middletown, Connecticut, United States
Medium
Pewter
Classification
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 9 x 9 in. (5.7 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm)
Markings
Impressed on underside, from top to bottom: (1) & (2) two identical, partially impressed circular stamps containing a lion rampant whose legs are flanked by "I" on one side and "D" on the other. (3) row of four small hallmarks in general square shape containing, from left to right: "I.D"; [unidentified]; [unidentified]; upright sword
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
45.10.98
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