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Plate/Dish

Dateca. 1812-1817

Maker Blakeslee Barns

OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

MediumPewter

DimensionsDiameter: 7 13/16"; Height: 11/16'

Credit LineGift of Scott and Debra Duncan

Object number2022-233

DescriptionCircular pewter plate with a concave rim edged by a single bead and booged well surrounded by an incised circle.
MarkingsSpread-wing eagle standing on the ground and looking over its left shoulder, below a ribbon reading B•BARNS. All in relief against a matted ground within an oval (Jacobs-14). Below, B.BARNS over PHILAD.a in relief within a rectangle.