Maker
Thomas Danforth, III(American, 1756–1840)American, 1756–1840
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Saucer
Datec. 1777–1820
Possible placeMiddletown, Connecticut, United States
Possible placePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Possible placeStepney, Connecticut, United States
MediumPewter
Dimensions3/4 × 6 1/4 in. diameter (1.9 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.60.76
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Murphy Room
Exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
The smallest plate is defined as no less than 6 1/2 inches in diameter; anything smaller is described in the period as a saucer, although its specific purpose is not known at present.
Related examples: Kernan, Ross, and Eilers 1969, pp. 15, 47, no. 13; Montgomery 1978, p. 292; Krile 1989, p. 13, no. 14.
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
Provenance[Thomas D. and Constance R. Williams, Litchfield, Connecticut]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1960; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions]
On underside: mark of Thomas Danforth, III [Laughlin 1940, nol. I, pl. LIII, no. 368]
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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