Basin
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MAKER
Richard Austin
MEDIUM
Pewter
DATES
1793â1817
DIMENSIONS
2 x 8 x 8 in. (5.1 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Impressed in center of basin, partially struck mark: oval stamp with "RICHA[RD]" around top edge; in center, dove carrying branch flying above fox (lamb?); and "[AUS]TIN" around bottom edge. [Laughlin identifies the animal as a lamb, but it does not resemble one.]
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
45.10.16
CREDIT LINE
Designated Purchase Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Round pewter basin rises from flat bottom, sides curve gently outward, with bent flat rim.
CONDITION: Good; allover tarnish, scratches, and pitting; one patch of pitted corrosion on inner side and one dark spot of discoloration in center of basin.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Richard Austin. Basin, 1793â1817. Pewter, 2 x 8 x 8 in. (5.1 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.16. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 45.10.16.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 45.10.16.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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