Artist/Maker
Richard Austin
Plate
1793-1807
Place madeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Pewter
Overall: 7/8 in. × 8 1/2 in. (2.2 × 21.6 cm)
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
1963.126b
Richard Austin (1764-1817) worked in Boston, Massachusetts from 1793-1807. The stamp on this plate differs from the stamp cited in Montgomery, "A History of American Pewter", p. 215.
DescriptionSingle reed rim plate with single incised band in basin.Markingsmarked: oval mark on back of plate: "ARD"; "AUSTIN" with image of dove flying over four-legged animal
ClassificationsPEWTER
