Porringer

Description:

Bellied-bowl porringer with angled rim and slightly domed bottom having a small circle stamped at center inside; cast four-hearts-and-crescent handle with triangular bracket. No touchmarks. Small sections of linen mark faintly visible. Gutter and boss are well defined with crisp turning marks on bottom underside.

Date Made: 1800 - 1825

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New EnglandPlace Used: United States: Rhode Island, AshawayUnited States: Massachusetts, Norwood

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Food, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. H. B. (Clara Babcock) Blackmar

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.59.2231Catalog Number: 59.2231Accession Number: 220211

Object Name: porringer

Physical Description: pewter (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 7/8 in x 6 1/2 in x 4 3/8 in; 4.7625 cm x 16.51 cm x 11.1125 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-6e18-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_300578

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