Dish
date: label: date made
content: 1750-1800
notes: label: Description
content: Large, single-reeded circular dish with an elaborate repoussé chased armorial device consisting of a quartered shield with quartered inescutcheon surmounted by six open or barred helmets, each with a different crest; rim below is chased in script "Carl Christian, Furst vom Nassau-Weilburg, 1754." No foot ring. Touch mark struck three times on underside, arranged in a circle, before decorated; consists of an oval containing the standing, winged figure of Justice with a spreadwing bird at lower left, the words "[???]ICK." and "ENGLISCH.ZINN." in reserves above and below.
label: Description
content: Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, was the first ruler of the Principality of Nassau-Weilburg from 1753 to 1788. Arms appear to be those of Nassau-Siegen with an inescutcheon of Limburg-Styrum. Pewterer's mark not identified.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Miss Nettie Louisa White
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.317630
label: catalog number
content: 317630
label: accession number
content: 67916
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dish
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: pewter (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/4 in x 11 3/8 in; 4.445 cm x 28.8925 cm