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On Display: House - Hardenbergh Bedroom
Plate
William Kirby
1760-1793
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Kirby (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pewter
Museum Object Number
1955.0030
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1955.0030
Object Name
Plate
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
William Kirby (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1760-1793
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "W·M: K RBY / NEW · YOR" stamped in an oval border with a large bird with a worm in its beak standing on a grassy patch of land with a radiant sun in the background.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "W·K" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Seated figure of Britannia stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Figure of a bird stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Traces of a mark, which is almost entirely effaced.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pewter
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
0.906 (H) x 8.976 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.3 (H) x 22.8 (Diam)