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Porringer

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1825-1850

GUSN

GUSN-54982

Description

Round pewter porringer with "Old English" handle and trench around convex well.

Details

Descriptive Terms

porringers (dishes)
pewter (tin alloy)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Porringer

Label

Exhibited in DAPC, July 2000

Inscription

"TD&SB" (stamped)

Maker

Thomas Danforth Boardman & Sherman Boardman (Pewterer)

Location of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut

Dimensions

1 1/2 x 6 (HxW), 4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift from Charles K. Davis

Accession Number

1949.167

Places

New England (United States) [general region]
Connecticut (United States)
Hartford (Hartford county, Connecticut)

Related Items

Title Porringer Accession Number 1916.97
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Title Porringer Accession Number 1934.598
Title Porringer Accession Number 1934.599

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