Porringer
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
ca. 1760
DIMENSIONS
1 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 5 3/8 in. (4.6 x 20 x 13.7 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
On bottom of handle, stamped twice near each juncture with handle: "SH" in rectangle
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
On tip of handle: "G/ H*E"
Engraved (later) in script on bottom above center punch: "JHS"
ACCESSION NUMBER
1990.36
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc.
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Porringer, silver. Shallow bowl-shaped body with sides curved out from stepped, flat, slightly domed bottom and back to everted lip; applied handle pierced with geometric shapes.
CONDITION: Normal wear and scratches. Dents to side of bowl especially a series of small dents to proper left of handle at 90o and three large dents on front (opposite handle). One dent (from inside) below center of handle.
CAPTION
Unknown (American). Porringer, ca. 1760. Silver, 1 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 5 3/8 in. (4.6 x 20 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc., 1990.36. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1990.36.jpg)
IMAGE
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