Plate
Date1754-1775
Maker
Samuel Ellis II
OriginEngland, London
MediumPewter
DimensionsDiam: 9 3/4"; W (rim): 1 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1950-389,2
DescriptionWavy edge plate, with 1/2" rim, the edge valanced in 5 sections and multiple reeded. Initials P & CM in wreath engraved on rim. Initials PS under base.InscribedOwners' initials "M/PC" engraved within a rococo cartouche on each rim, and "P S" engraved on underside of each well.
MarkingsTouch mark the golden fleece framed by "SAMUEL" and "ELLIS" within outlined curved reserves above and below and flowers to either side, all within a vertical oval on underside of each well (Cotterell 1547).
ProvenanceVendor: Carl Jacobs, The Old Lamp Post, Southwick, Massachusetts.
Exhibition(s)
1754-1775
ca. 1910
1680-1683
1601-1602
1695-1714
1750-1780
1655-1656
1736-1737
1800-1825
ca.1785-1800
1829
1764-1784