Plate

1750-1800

Measurements

3/4 in x 8-1/2 in (dia)

Materials

Pewter

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.889

Inscription

A faint touchmark reads 'LONDON" in an arch between columns.

Condition Notes

The plate is heavily oxidized and is worn, especially on the bottom where touchmarks were struck.

Provenance

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

Comments

This worn and oxidized plate, with a smooth brim and bead along the underside edge, has a faint touchmark indicating a London origin.  The booge is hammered--an indication of good workmanship,  Much of the world's best pewter of the second half of the 18th century came from London pewterers.  England was a rich source of tin, the primary material in the pewter alloy.