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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1793-1807
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 21.6 cm )
Description
Single reed rim plate with single incised band in basin.
Credit Line
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number
1963.126b
Marks
marked: oval mark on back of plate: "ARD"; "AUSTIN" with image of dove flying over four-legged animal
Gallery Label
Richard Austin (1764-1817) worked in Boston, MA from 1793-1807. The stamp on this plate differs from the stamp cited in Montgomery, A History of American Pewter, p. 215.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
