1965.2239 Plate
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Dish (Charger)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    John Shoff (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1775-1800

  • Materials:

    Pewter

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1965.2239


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Object Number

1965.2239

Object Name

Dish (Charger)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Shoff (Maker)
John Shoff owned 150 acres in Bedford County by 1774 and was married in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1793. In 1779, 1781, and 1784, a blacksmith named John Shoff was taxed for property in West District Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Records exist for two John Shoffs who served in the Revolutionary Army (Laughlin, vol.2, p.64). For an example of his mark, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.158; however, Jacobs misreads the mark "I SHOFF" as "L SHOFF". Similarly, C. Jordan Thorn, in Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), identifies the maker as "I SHOFF", p.277. Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.227, gets it right.

Place of Origin

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1775-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside, center; "I.SHOFF" in rectangle, stamped

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

0.75 (H) , 11 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.905 (H) , 27.94 (Diam)

Object Description

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