Antique Hartford CT 8" Pewter Single Reed Edge Plate Touch of Samuel Danforth

Description: An antique pewter plate having the touch of Samuel Danforth active 1795-1816 in Hartford Connecticut. The plate has a mark showing an eagle with stars around its head and the word SAMU.. above it and ORTH below it (see mark 106 in Jacob's Guide to American Pewter Book) and is also marked with the four ovals next to each other the first with the letters S.D, the second with a spread eagle, the third with a star and the fourth with a dagger (see the bottom half of mark 103 in Jacob's Guide to American Pewter Book). This plate is ~8" in diameter with a single reed edge being ~1 1/8" wide. The plate has a depressed center decorated with an incised line near where the edge starts with a rounded edge. The rim itself also has no decoration. The plate has a depressed center with a decorative incised line along its periphery. The plate shows many utensil marks, scratches and minor pitting. It has some dings and is lightly toned. A well-used antique pewter plate with very obvious an