Plate

Description:

Plain-rimmed circular dish with shallow, flat well scored around perimeter; no foot ring. Underside of rim is struck with seven marks, three at top are a partial touch mark for Stephen Cox, an incuse crowned "X", and an indented oval bordered by "[HARD] / [METAL]", while four partial hallmarks are below (left to right): "S•C" between horizontal lines and Britannia seated, both in squares, a lion's head erased facing left in an octagon, and an illegible figure (a rooster walking left) in a clipped-corner square. Two clipped-corner white paper collector's labels adhered near center of underside. One of three plates, DL*006812.03-.05.

Maker is Stephen Cox of Bristol, England, w. 1735-1754.

The Copp Collection contains a variety of household objects that the Copp family of Connecticut used from around 1700 until the mid-1800s. Part of the Puritan Great Migration from England to Boston, the family eventually made their home in New London County, Connecticut, where their textiles, clothes, utensils, ceramics, books, bibles, and letters provide a vivid picture of daily life. More of the collection from the Division of Home and Community Life can be viewed by searching accession number 28810.

Date Made: 1735-1754

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: England, Bristol

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Copp Collection, Domestic Furnishings

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Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Gift of John Brenton Copp

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.006812.04Accession Number: 28810Catalog Number: 6812.04

Object Name: plateObject Type: plate

Physical Description: pewter (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 9 5/8 in; 1.27 cm x 24.4475 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-79af-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_300738

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