Plate

1812-1817

Maker

Blakeslee Barnes (1781-1823)

Measurements

5/8 in x 7-7/8 in (dia)

Materials

Pewter

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.3651

Inscription

Touchmarks on the bottom of the plate include an eagle within a circle of stars with "BB" in an oval, and "BARNS / PHILAD'A."

Condition Notes

The plate is worn, pitted, scratched, and bent out of true.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The molded 8-inch plate has a single bead around the outside of the plate rim and a scribed line just inside the booge.