Dish

Description:

Large, plain-rim circular dish with flat, shallow well; no foot ring. Underside struck with touch marks of John Townsend and Thomas Giffin connected by a raised "&" in a shaped surround; four undecipherable pseudo hallmarks below.

Makers are John Townsend and Thomas Giffin of London, England; working 1768-1778.

Date Made: 1777-18011768-1778

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: England, London

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

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Credit Line: Gift of E. W. Swift and Mrs. Sarah Brent

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.62.0027Catalog Number: 62.0027Accession Number: 236930

Object Name: dish

Physical Description: pewter (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 14 7/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 37.7825 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-0d19-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_300464

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