Collection Highlights
Dragonfly Table lamp
c. 1900-1906
N84.113
Glass, bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dinner plates (12)
Object name
Dinner plates (12)
Date
1785/86, 1786/87
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
each overall: 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 24.8 cm )
Silver Weight: e) 17 oz (troy) 6 dwt (538 g)
Silver Weight: f) 17 oz
Description
Twelve wrought silver dinner plates; circular with raised sides and shaped, five lobed edges with applied, cast beaded bands; each engraved with the Lenox family crest, a crowned lion passant on fess; maker's marks stamped on the bases.
Credit Line
Bequest of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr.; Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Collection
Object Number
1950.255e-p
Marks
Stamped on reverse sides of all dishes: "I * Y" in roman letters in rectangular surround; lion passant in shield surround; crowned leopard's head in shield surround; portrait bust of king in oval surround. Date/letter "k" in shield surround
stamped on plates "e"-"n". Date/letter "l" stamped on plates "o" and "p".
Gallery Label
These plates belonged to Robert Lenox (1759-1839) of New York.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
