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Dish (Charger)
Jacob Eggleston
1795-1807
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jacob Eggleston (Maker)
Place of Origin
Middletown; Connecticut; United States; North America
Materials
- Pewter
Museum Object Number
1966.1179
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.1179
Object Name
Dish (Charger)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Jacob Eggleston (Maker)
Place of Origin
Middletown; Connecticut; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably Middletown, Connecticut, per a previous cataloguer (2006). Eggleston also worked in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Date
1795-1807
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, center
Inscription: Stamped oval enclosing an eagle with shield body and wing spread downward, the eagle's head is effaced. The rest of the mark is completely effaced.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, center
Inscription: An eagle in an oval, stamped
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, center
Inscription: "JACOB" above with an eagle and stars, all within an oval, stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pewter
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
1.5 (H) x 13.06 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.81 (H) x 33.172 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
The height is an average as the edge undulates a great deal.