Circular form with an everted rim and curved sides. It has a stepped and dished bottom with a center point on the bottom base.
porringers (dishes)
silver (metal)
Dish, Eating
Porringer
Silver
Porringer
Keyhole handle engraved in feather script reads: J.M. to J.M.L . Marked on the back of the handle in a serpentine banner is: Baldwin & Jones.
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
1.75 (H), 4.875 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1427
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