Porringer
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Caption
John Dixwell. Porringer, ca. 1710. Silver, 2 x 7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (5.1 x 19.7 x 13.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wunsch Foundation, Inc., 85.211.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.211.1_bw.jpg)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Porringer
Date
ca. 1710
Medium
Silver
Classification
Dimensions
2 x 7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (5.1 x 19.7 x 13.0 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
On under side of handle and upper bowl: "ID" in small oval on underside of handle and upper bowl, proper left of handle; On handle toward bowl: "A-P" engravedl; "Ellsworth (in script) /1885"; On side of of bowl engraved in center oppisite handle; "O(?)46" scratched on center of underside of base. MARKS RUBBED.
Credit Line
Gift of Wunsch Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
85.211.1
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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