Dish
Decorative Arts and Design
MAKER
Joseph Danforth
MEDIUM
Pewter
DATES
1780â1788
DIMENSIONS
3/4 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (1.9 x 31.1 x 31.1 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Impressed on underside, from top to bottom:
(1) & (2) two identical stamps, both very faint (either partially struck or badly worn), placed side-by-side: archway with "JOSEPH" in arch (in #1 "[JO]SEPH" and in #2 "[JO]SEP[H]") supported by two columns; lion rampant between columns; columns supported by rectangular base with "DANFORTH" (in #1 "[DANFORTH]" and in #2 "[DAN]FORTH") and lion rampant in center
(3) row of four small, shield-shaped hallmarks containing, from left to right: "I.D"; illegible (head of creature?); seated allegorical figure; upright sword
INSCRIPTIONS
Incised on underside below marks, in fancy script: "MAE"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
45.10.108
CREDIT LINE
Designated Purchase Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Highly polished round pewter plate with wide rim that curves upward at edge. Incised line around rim, about 1/4" from edge, and around center.
CONDITION: Fair; shows heavy use with scratches all over; spots of pitting on inside bottom and around rim; dark spots of corrosion; dent in side of bowl.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Joseph Danforth. Dish, 1780â1788. Pewter, 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (1.9 x 31.1 x 31.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.108. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 45.10.108.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 45.10.108.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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