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Plate
Plate

Plate

Date1750-1780
MediumCast pewter
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 12 1/4in. (31.1cm)
ClassificationsMetalware
Credit LineGift of Timothy Chapin Reeves
DescriptionCast pewter plate with a single bead at the outer edge of the 1 3/8-inch-wide rim, a shallow well, and a hammered booge. The plate is well worn and scratched. It has multiple small dents on the well.
Object number2004.76.2
MarkingsThe underside of the plate has two or three illegible marks.
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    Thomas Danforth II
    1762-1765
    Thomas Danforth II
    1760-1770
    Bequest of Roderick Bissell Jones, 1974.56.3, Connecticut Historical Society, public domain
    Unknown
    1770-1780
    Thomas Danforth Boardman and Sherman Boardman
    1810-1820
    Plate
    Thomas Danforth II
    1775-1782
    Joseph Danforth I
    1779-1788
    Inkwell
    Josiah Danforth
    Teapot made 1821-1841, remade as inkwell about 1950