Large Platter
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CULTURE
American
MEDIUM
Pewter
DATES
early 18th century
DIMENSIONS
1/2 x 20 5/8 x 20 5/8 in. (1.3 x 52.4 x 52.4 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
(1) Impressed on underside of rim, 2 identical, barely distinguishable stamps placed side-by-side, appear to be an oval containing a rose topped by a crown and flanked by a frond or branch
(2) Incised on top side of rim: "T T F"
(3) Impressed on top side of rim opposite side of mark #2, row of three small shield-shape hallmarks, all badly worn, from left to right: lion rampant; indistinct [probably fleur-de-lis]; leopard's head
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
14.678
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Luke Vincent Lockwood
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Large round pewter platter with wide, slightly curved rim.
CONDITION: Poor; deep scratches and pit marks all over, some pit marks have turned into holes; rim bent / misshapen; dark spots of corrosion; spots of rust-colored substance (corrosion?) in center.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
American. Large Platter, early 18th century. Pewter, 1/2 x 20 5/8 x 20 5/8 in. (1.3 x 52.4 x 52.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Luke Vincent Lockwood, 14.678. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 14.678.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 14.678.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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