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Porringer

Medium: Pewter
Possible Place Made: 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"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 45.10.228
Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
Image: Overall, 45.10.228_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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.

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