Plate

1784-1802

Maker

John Townsend and Thomas Compton (working 1784-1802)

Measurements

3/4 in x 9 in (dia)

Materials

Pewter

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.883

Inscription

The makers' touchmarks say "TOWNSEND / & COMPTON" and "MADE IN / LONDON" and "T&C," the last as the last in the row of four hallmarks.

Condition Notes

The plate is heavily oxidized.

Provenance

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

Comments

This 9-inch plate with a hammered booge is another example of what appears to be identical plates by the prolific London partnership of John Townsend and Thomas Compton in the Historic Odessa collection.  All of the plates have the same makers' touchmarks in the same location.  Also, all of these plates have common ownership by Mary Warner, who may have inherited them from either the Wilson or Corbit families.