Plate

1784-1802

Maker

John Townsend and Thomas Compton (1784-1802)

Measurements

3/4 in x 9 in (dia)

Materials

Pewter

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.871

Condition Notes

The touchmarks are worn.  Surfaces have some pitting and oxidation.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

This 9-inch plate, marked by the partnership of Townsend and Compton, who supplied large amounts of pewter to the American colonies and later the United States, has a hammered booge (the rounded edge of the bottom) to compress and harden the metal where it absorbs use and abuse.  The front of the plate brim has a single bead around the edge.  This extra amount of metal reinforced this part of the plate against bending.

The plate appears to be the same as accession nos. 1971.876 and 1971.884.