Plate

Object Name:

Plate

Object ID:

1966.018.05

Creator:

Watts, John

Place of Origin:

London, England

Date:

1725-1766

Description:

Plate. Pewter. Circular with slightly rounded bottom; upward flaring smooth rim with bead at edge of outer surface. Incised line encircling inner bottom surface at base of booge. "=S-C=" engraved on face of rim. Impressed marks on back of well: globe with a stand with "INo. WATTS" within outlined rectangle below. Secondary marks: a rose with a crown and "LONDON" below within a conforming reserve. Label "WITHOUT/ ALDGATE" within corner reserve with pendant shell. Pseudo hallmarks: crowned "X"; "IW" within shaped shield; globe on stand within a shaped rectangle; lion passant with a shaped rectangle; leopard's head within a shaped rectangle. Hammered booge.

Material:

Metal
Pewter

Dimensions:

H-0.875 W-9.25 inches

Provenance:

History of having been used in the Chandler homestead in Bedford, NH. The "SC" is said to represent the initials of Sarah Chandler (1781-1852), daughter of Sarah Patten (1749-1842) and Zachariah Chandler (1751-1830). Sarah Chandler, who was unmarried, inherited the Chandlers' Bedford farm and homestead; she bequeathed the farm to Hannah MacLaughlin Rollins, who is listed as a resident on the property in the 1850 census. Hannah Rollins was the great-grandmother of the donors, who are sisters. According to former catalog card, this piece is visible in photograph showing the corner cupboard of the Chandler house, later installed at Winterthur. Plate was made by London pewterer John Watts.

Credit Line:

Gift of Laura Berry Offutt and Harriet Berry Denham

People:

Chandler, Sarah (1749-1842), Chandler, Sarah (1781-1853), Watts, John