Plate

Object Name:

Plate

Object ID:

2003.039.01

Creator:

Dolbeare, Edmund -- Pewterer

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1677-1705

Description:

Plate. Pewter. Circular body with multiple reeded brim. Four identical impressed maker's marks on top of rim: "E*D" with four stars below, in five-sided shield. "HD" impressed once on rim. Rim 1.8" wide. Deep incised line near edge. Four concentric incised lines on rim. No marks on reverse. Stained and corroded. Plate said to have belonged to Hannah Dustin.

Material:

Metal
Pewter

Dimensions:

H-0.8 Dia-13.6 inches

Provenance:

Said to have belonged to Hannah Dustin (1657-c. 1736) of Haverhill, MA, who was taken by Indian captors to Boscawen, NH, in 1697. Plate said to have descended from Hannah's youngest child, Lydia (1698-c. 1770) to Orrin Huse (1847-1919) of Sanbornton, NH, then John W. Huse, Wesley F. Huse, and Hannah Huse.

Credit Line:

Gift of Hannah Huse

People:

Dustin, Hannah (1657-1736), Dustin, Lydia (1698-c. 1770), Huse, Orrin (1847-1919), Huse, John W., Huse, Hannah, Huse, Wesley F., Dolbeare, Edmund (1644-1711)

Subjects:

Dining, Pewter