Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
1740-1770
1890.3
Wool, linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Porringer
Object name
Porringer
Date
1800-1820
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 5 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. ( 2.5 x 13.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description
Small porringer with beaded rim and rounded sides and a pierced flower handle.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1922.15
Marks
inscribed: on base: "Salem"
Gallery Label
The basin form is unusual in the United States.
Provenance
Formerly of the George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
