Repoussé and pierced sterling silver brooch in the form of a double masted ship, hinged pin and hook on reverse.
brooches
pins (jewelry)
silver (metal)
Pin, Clothing
Brooch
Brooch
"F. Porter STERLING" (Stamped)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
1660
Porter, Franklin (Silversmith)
Danvers, MA
1 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 3/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.307
For more information on Franklin Porter see, Rainwater, Dorothy T. and Judy Redfield, "Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers," 4th Edition (1998): 251.
Title Accession Number 1932.12
Title Accession Number 1932.13
Title Accession Number 2006.44.307
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