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Plate
Richard Lee Sr.
1790-1816
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Richard Lee Sr. (Inspiration for fake)
Place of Origin
Springfield; Vermont; Windsor; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Pewter
Museum Object Number
1965.1526
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.1526
Object Name
Plate
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Richard Lee Sr. (Inspiration for fake)
Place of Origin
Springfield; Vermont; Windsor; New England; United States; North America
Date
1790-1816
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, center
Inscription: "RICHARD·LEE" in a rectangle, stamped (spurious mark)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pewter
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
0.5 (H) x 6.125 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.27 (H) x 15.558 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
The edge undulates in height. The measurement of .5 inch is an average.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Laughlin, Ledlie Irwin. 1970 Pewter in America: Its Makers and Their Marks. I thru III.
• Fig. 413 Plate LVI (supurious mark)Book: The Pewter Collectors' Club of America Inc. 2006 Collecting Antique Pewter What to Look For and What to Avoid.
• P. 73, "L413" (faked mark); also: 109, 122, 156