Jacob Boelen (American, 1654–1729). Porringer, ca. 1715. Silver, 2 x 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (5.1 x 18.4 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc., 1991.99.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1991.99.1_bw.jpg)
Jacob Boelen (American, 1654–1729). Porringer, ca. 1715. Silver, 2 x 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (5.1 x 18.4 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc., 1991.99.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1991.99.1_mark_bw.jpg)
Porringer
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
ca. 1715
DIMENSIONS
2 x 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (5.1 x 18.4 x 14 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
On bottom of handle: IB in shaped rectangle, much worn, on bottom below centerpunch and
Engraved on bottom: "IB"
Scratched on bottom: "3"
Paper label on bottom: "Porringer/j.Boelen, N.Y./ 1654-1729/ (P-B Lot 58,/1 -12 -63)"
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1991.99.1
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc.
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Porringer, silver. Shallow bowl with sides curved out from stepped flat bottom and back to everted lip; applied handle pierced with geometric forms to produce interlace.
CONDITION: Much wear. Bottom repaired with solder with juncture with one side. Juncture broken through at one place near solder, another place at opposite side of bottom and near front of bowl. Dents to sides of bowl in several places. Rim of bowl cracked on each side of handle, repaired with solder. Tip of handle broken, one place missing, right of center. Scrollwork cracked in two places below handle tip and repaired with patch at one of these cracks on the back. Rim slightly bent out of shape.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Jacob Boelen (American, 1654–1729). Porringer, ca. 1715. Silver, 2 x 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (5.1 x 18.4 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc., 1991.99.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1991.99.1_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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