Collection Highlights

Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover

Date:

1950

Object Number:

1956.7

Medium:

Oil on paper laid on board

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Object name

Porringer

Date

1780-1820

Medium

Pewter

Dimensions

Overall: 2 x 8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 5.1 x 20.3 x 14.6 cm )

Description

Bellied bowl pewter porringer with crown handle.

Credit Line

Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy

Object Number

1964.84d

Marks

scratched: on back of bowl: "29"

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.