Porringer

• Medium: Pewter
• Geographical Location: Springfield, Vermont, USA
• Dates: ca. 1820
• Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 3 1/4 in. (3.8 x 11.7 x 8.3 cm)
• Markings: marked on underside of handle, molded and backwards: "R"
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 19, Shelf P
• Accession Number: 45.10.228
• Image: 45.10.228_mark_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Pewter porringer; squat, bulging round bowl with flared lip. Flat trefoil shaped handle soldered onto side of bowl, decorated with openwork (cut-outs in shape of hearts and crescent). CONDITION: Good; tarnished, a few pit marks and light scratches on interior and exterior of bowl.