Basin

1800–1809

Not on view

This basin is stamped with an American eagle surrounded by thirteen stars. Touches (or maker's marks) often featured an eagle, this type of mark supplanting, after the Revolution, those with a crown or other symbol of England.

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Provenance

Title: Basin
Maker: Possibly Gershom Jones (1751–1809)
Date: 1800–1809
Geography: Made in Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Pewter
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, in memory of her husband, 1941
Object Number: 41.34.39
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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