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Dish Cross

Dateca. 1800

Marked by John McMullin (1765 - 1843)

OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

MediumSilver

DimensionsLength:13 ¼”; Width: 2 7/8"; Height:4”

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2022-47

DescriptionSilver dish cross based aroundon a circular spirit lamp capped by a moulded-edge cover, and set with a swivel ring from which radiate four square arms capped by applied bosses. Each arm has a border engraved sliding socket topped by a slipper-shaped dish rest and set above a scroll with a patera-shaped foot.
Label TextFew American silver dish crosses survive. This example was owned by the Richmond merchant James Brown, Sr. It descended in his family to the twenty-first century and is recorded in various period documents.
InscribedEngraved "B" in sprigged script on top of one arm near end.
MarkingsMarked with a semi-script "I•McMullin" in relief within a rectangle on the bottom of each arm.
ProvenanceJames Brown, Sr., Virginia
And by family descent until purchased by Alexander Reeves Fine Art