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Plate
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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.