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Porringer
Accession # 45.10.26
Maker Richard Lee Sr.
Maker Richard Lee Jr.
Title Porringer
Date 1788-1820
Medium Pewter
Dimensions 1 1/8 x 5 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (2.9 x 13.7 x 9.5 cm)
Marks Impressed in top of handle, in center: "RICHARD LEE"
Credit Line Designated Purchase Fund
Location Visible Storage: Case 20, Shelf H (Pewter)
Description Pewter porringer; round bowl rises from flat bottom to slightly flaring sides and ends in narrow, flared lip. Attached handle (soldered to side) in general triangle shape with fancy openwork pattern. CONDITION: Fair; overall pitting, especially on inside bottom of bowl; several small dings and dents around bowl; small hairline crack in rim of bowl appears to have been mended.