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- Description
- Five serpentine-lobed plate with molded rim and flat circular well; no foot ring. Touch mark stamped three times on underside, arranged in a circle; consists of a large oval containing the standing, winged figure of Justice with a leaping stag to lower left and "FEIN[I]SCH BLOCK [ZI]NN" in raised serif letters, upside down, in a curved reserve. Serif letters "FF" chased on rim underside.
- Words in mark roughly translate to "finest block tin", which is a partially refined tin having few impurities (often cast in blocks); could also mean a fine grade of pewter (an alloy) with high percentage of tin.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- plate
- Object Type
- plate
- date made
- 1750-1775
- place made
- Germany
- Associated Place
- United States: Massachusetts, Holyoke
- Physical Description
- pewter (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5/8 in x 9 1/2 in; 1.5875 cm x 24.13 cm
- ID Number
- DL.309674.0004
- catalog number
- 309674.0004
- accession number
- 309674
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Louis A. Craig
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- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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