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Single Reed Plate

Dateca. 1711-1771

Maker Thomas Byles

OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Rhode Island, Newport

MediumPewter

DimensionsDiameter: 9"; Height: 5/8"

Credit LineGift of Scott and Debra Duncan

Object number2022-213

DescriptionCircular pewter plate with a concave rim edged by a single bead, and a shallow, booged well surrounded by an incised circle.
MarkingsA Crowned Tudor Rose, surrounded by a two-columned arch with "T•B" on its base, struck twice (Jacobs-66). Both impressions are worn and incomplete.