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Porringer

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1813

GUSN

GUSN-12074

Description

Circular form with an everted rim and curved sides. It has a stepped and dished bottom with a center point on the bottom base.

Details

Descriptive Terms

porringers (dishes)
silver (metal)
Dish, Eating
Porringer
Silver
Porringer

Inscription

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.

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.75 (H), 4.875 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1427

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