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Porringer

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1850

GUSN

GUSN-54985

Description

Round pewter porringer with detached Old English handle and convex well. The handle stamped with maker's seal.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

"CALDER" (within maker's mark)

Maker

Calder, William (Pewterer)

Location of Origin

Providence, Rhode Island

Dimensions

1 3/4 x 7 3/4 (HxW), 5 1/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift from Charles K. Davis

Accession Number

1949.170

Places

Rhode Island (United States)
Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)

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