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2022-242, Plate/Dish
Single Reed Plate
2022-242, Plate/Dish

Single Reed Plate

Dateca. 1755-1793
Maker David Melville
OriginAmerica, Rhode Island, Newport
MediumPewter
DimensionsDiameter: 8 3/16"; Height: 11/16"
Credit LineGift of Scott and Debra Duncan
Object number2022-242
DescriptionCircular pewter plate with a concave rim edged by a single bead and a hammered well surrounded by an incised circle.
Inscribed"Nath Newcomb" scratched on back in script.
MarkingsAcanthus sprig above a field of thirteen stars, with MADE IN NEWPORT BY D: MELVILLE, arching above in two lines and with ropes in between, all in relief. Below are four hallmarks, all in relief within a square (Jacobs-214). Markings are incomplete.
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