Dish
Dateca. 1775
OriginEngland, London
MediumPewter
Dimensions18 ¼”; OH: 1 ½”
Credit LineGift of Beatrix T. Rumford
Object number2020-98
DescriptionPewter dish: Large circular pewter dish with wide plain brim on front and single reed on backInscription(s)Engraved on front in center with large interlaced sprigged script “CD”; later engraved on back in block italic letters “CATHERINE DESHLER / 1738 / to SAML. CANBY / 1830 / to E. M. RUMFORD / 1833.”Mark(s)Struck on back of dish with two large illegible relief marks above engraved inscription and four smaller pseudo hallmarks, also illegible, below inscription.ProvenanceCatherine Deshler (b. 1752; m. 1775; d. 1837Samuel Canby (1811-1875), Wilmington, DE
Elizabeth Morris Canby Rumford (1848-1933)
Lewis Rumford (1877-1961)
Beatrix T. Rumford (b. 1939), the donor
mid to late 18th century
