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Single Reed Plate

Dateca. 1760-1790

Maker John Skinner

OriginAmerica, Massachusetts, Boston

MediumPewter

DimensionsDiameter: 7 3/4"; Height: 5/8"

Credit LineGift of Scott and Debra Duncan

Object number2022-232

DescriptionCircular pewter plate with a concave rim edged by a single bead, a hammered booge, and a well surrounded by an incised circle.
InscribedBottom of plate engraved with a double-flowered acanthus sprig separating "P P."
MarkingsA crowned lion, walking left and holding a flag & staff over his shoulder, flanked by columns, with SKINNER in a rectangle below and IOHN on a banner above. All in relief against a matted ground. Also, four pseudo-hallmarks, all in relief against a matted ground within a shield (Jacobs- 249).