Single Reed Plate
Dateca. 1755-1793
Maker
David Melville
MediumPewter
DimensionsDiameter: 8 3/16"; Height: 11/16"
Credit LineGift of Scott and Debra Duncan
Object number2022-242
DescriptionCircular pewter plate with a concave rim edged by a single bead and a hammered well surrounded by an incised circle.Inscribed"Nath Newcomb" scratched on back in script.
MarkingsAcanthus sprig above a field of thirteen stars, with MADE IN NEWPORT BY D: MELVILLE, arching above in two lines and with ropes in between, all in relief. Below are four hallmarks, all in relief within a square (Jacobs-214). Markings are incomplete.
ca. 1760-1790
ca. 1777-1788
ca. 1792-1820
ca. 1764-1798
ca. 1750-1800
ca. 1711-1771
ca.1822-1840
ca.1822-1827
ca. 1805-1850
ca. 1761-1793
ca. 1793-1802
ca. 1812-1817