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Porringer

Makers: Thomas Melville (The Younger) or; Thomas Melville (The Elder)
Medium: Pewter
Possible Place Made: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Dates: 1793-1824
Dimensions: 1 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (4.4 x 19.1 x 13.3 cm)
Markings: Raised letters on bracket of handle: "TM"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 47.18
Credit Line: Museum Collection Fund
Image: Overall, 47.18.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Round pewter porringer with flared bent rim and raised dome in center of bottom of bowl; attached, plain handle in general shape of a triangle with bulbous corners and hole in center of tip. CONDITION: Good; some scratches and pitting; dent in lower edge of bowl below handle.

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