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On Display: House - Simsbury Room
Plate
Joseph Danforth Sr.
1780-1788
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Danforth Sr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Middletown; Connecticut; Middlesex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Pewter
Museum Object Number
1960.0945
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0945
Object Name
Plate
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Joseph Danforth Sr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Middletown; Connecticut; Middlesex; New England; United States; North America
Date
1780-1788
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: "JOSEP " in an arched oval above and "DANFORTH" below with a rampant lion in the center between two fluted columns, stamped and partially effaced.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: "JOSEP " in an arched oval above and "DANFORTH" below with a rampant lion in the center between two fluted columns, stamped and partially effaced.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: "I.D" stamped in a shield.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: Animal or lion's head stamped in a shield.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: Seated Britannia stamped in a shield.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Vertical dagger stamped in a shield.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pewter
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
0.591 (H) x 7.874 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.5 (H) x 20 (Diam)