Flat Rim Plate
Dateca. 1773-1795
Maker
John Danforth
MediumPewter
DimensionsDiameter: 8 7/8"; Height: 9/16"
Credit LineGift of Scott and Debra Duncan
Object number2022-224
DescriptionCircular pewter plate with a flat rim, reinforced from the bottom, and a booged well.Mark(s)Lion, rampant to the left, flanked by columns with IOHN in a banner above and DANFORTH in a banner below, all in relief, and struck twice. Below are four pseudo-hallmarks, all in relief within a shield (Jacobs-89). Above is NORWICH within a banner over an acanthus sprig flanked by branches (Jacobs 86-88, & 90). All marks are worn and incomplete.