Plate
Decorative Arts and Design
MAKER
Peter Young
MEDIUM
Pewter
DATES
1785â1795
DIMENSIONS
3/4 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (1.9 x 22.5 x 22.5 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Impressed on underside, very badly worn or faintly impressed stamps (difficult to read), from top to bottom:
(1) & (2) two identical stamps, set at slight angle to each other, consisting of: crown atop rose, above "PY", all within beaded border
(3) row of four square hallmarks, none legible, could be (based on Laughlin): lion rampant; flower; bird (hawk or falcon?) in profile; "PY"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
45.10.166
CREDIT LINE
Designated Purchase Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Highly polished round pewter plate with wide rim that curves upward at edge. Incised line around rim, about 1/4" from edge, and around center.
CONDITION: Fair; some scratches and patches of pitting, few dings in center; mended along edge of bottom; underside heavily pitted or otherwise worn.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Peter Young. Plate, 1785â1795. Pewter, 3/4 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (1.9 x 22.5 x 22.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.166. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 45.10.166.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 45.10.166.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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