Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
ca. 1866
1921.20
Steel
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Luce Center
Porringer
Object name
Porringer
Date
1800-1825
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 1 5/8 x 6 3/8 x 4 5/8 in. ( 4.1 x 16.2 x 11.7 cm )
Description
Pewter porringer with molded and applied handle with pierced serpentine decoration.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1922.17
Provenance
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.