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On Display: House - Commons Room
Plate
Gershom Jones
1774-1785
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Gershom Jones (Maker)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; United States; North America
Materials
- Pewter
Museum Object Number
1953.0155.012
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles K. Davis
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Object Number
1953.0155.012
Object Name
Plate
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Gershom Jones (Maker)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; United States; North America
Date
1774-1785
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, center, left
Inscription: "[ ]SHOM" above a lion and columns, stamped
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, center, right
Inscription: "IONES" below a lion and columns, stamped
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, center, below
Inscription: "GI" in square, stamped
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, center, below
Inscription: Animal's (lion?) head in square, stamped
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, center, below
Inscription: Seated Britannia in square, stamped
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, center, below
Inscription: Upright dagger in square, stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pewter
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
0.75 (H) x 8.31 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.905 (H) x 21.107 (Diam)