Set of twelve plates
Date1750-1775
Artist/Maker
Jonas Durand II
OriginEngland, London
MediumPewter
DimensionsDiam: 9 5/8"; W (rim): 1 7/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1959-12,6
DescriptionPlate with 5 lobed 1 3/8" smooth rim. Reverse bead hammered booge.Label TextThis set of plates and a second set (1958-20, 1-12) were made by the same maker for the same family. They present two different options in plates and dishes of fancy rim type. This set has a shaped face to the rims with short creases at intervals and unmounted edges. The other set has rims with flat faces and applied moldings at the edges.Inscription(s)Unidentified crest of a falcon with wings extended and inverted on a wreath bar engraved on the face of each rim.Mark(s)Touch mark a rose with palm fronds to either side and crossing below with ":IONASW:/E:SONNANT/1669" within curved reserves above and " DURAND " within a curved reserve below on underside of each rim (London Touch Plate II, 557; Cotterell 1475).ProvenanceVendor: Carl and Celia Jacobs, Southwick, Massachusetts.
