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Maker(s):Pierce, Samuel
Culture:American (1767-1840)
Title:rosette
Date Made:1790-1810
Type:Metalworking Tool
Materials:base metal: lead
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Greenfield
Accession Number:  HD 1467.30
Credit Line:gift of Leslie Irwin Laughlin
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Lead semi-circular sunburst raised on the front and flat and smooth on the back, which was found in the tool chest of Samuel Pierce (1767-1840) who worked as a pewterer in Greenfield. Sunburst such as these would have been incorporated into the lead decoration on front door fan- and side-lights, usually at the intersections of the calmes or lead bars. These came from the collection of Ledlie Irwin Laughlin.

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