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Porringer
- Maker: William Billings
- Medium: Pewter
- Place Made: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Dates: 1791-1806
- Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (5.4 x 19.1 x 13.3 cm)
- Markings: Impressed on top of handle in center: partially struck circular stamp containing "W. [anchor] B."
- Inscriptions: Incised initials on underside of bowl around flat foot: "A A" and "R A [C?]"
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 45.10.33
- Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
- Image: Overall, 45.10.33.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
- Catalogue Description: Round pewter porringer with flared, bent rim and raised dome in center of bottom. Attached handle (soldered) in general triangular shape with fancy openwork. CONDITION: Good; minor scratching around bowl; few spots of discoloration; gouge on edge of center of bowl corresponds to gouge on underside; pitting and small hairline crack in handle.
ninakuriloff
Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum