Charger
- Object Name:
- Charger
- Object ID:
- 1939.007.07
- Creator:
- Ellis, Samuel -- Pewterer; Swanson, Thomas
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1721-1780
- Description:
- Charger. Pewter. Circular body with flat bottom and upward-curving rim with single-reed edge. No hammer marks visible. Impressed marks on bottom, partially visible, seem to read "LONDON" in down-curving scroll, and "SE" in small oval. Script letters "TJC" engraved on outer bottom surface. Rough, dull, pitted surface. Rim bent from original contour and has break on outer edge, 3" crack where rim adjoins booge, and small hole 0.75" from edge.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-1.25 Dia-15 inches
- Provenance:
- Presumed to have descended in the family of the donor, some of whose ancestors are known to have lived in Essex County, MA, while others lived in Newfields, NH. The maker of this plate was formerly identified as Samuel Ellis. Ellis's hallmarks included the "SE" seen here, but were also used by Thomas Swanson (successor to Samuel Ellis) and Fasson & Sons. The latter often used these hallmarks in conjunction with the simple London mark seen on this dish.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Helen Champion Bennett
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