Basin
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MAKER
David Melville
MEDIUM
Pewter
DATES
1776â1793
DIMENSIONS
2 x 8 x 8 in. (5.1 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Impressed on inside bottom, in center: partially struck or heavily worn stamp with "M[ADE IN] NEWP[O]RT / [BY D.] ME[LVILLE]" arching around a pentagon-shaped medallion containing partially worn five-leafed form above stars.
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
45.10.34
CREDIT LINE
Designated Purchase Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Highly polished pewter basin, rises from flat round bottom to slightly flaring sides, then angles out at top to form narrow flat rim; incised line in center of rim.
CONDITION: Fair; heavy pitting, especially on inside bottom and underside; light allover scratches; large crack in rim; rim slightly bent and misshapen.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
David Melville. Basin, 1776â1793. Pewter, 2 x 8 x 8 in. (5.1 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.34. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 45.10.34.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 45.10.34.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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