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Porringer and cover

Porringer and cover
Porringer and cover
Object name 
Porringer and cover
Date 
ca. 1820
Medium 
Silver
Dimensions 
overall with cover: 4 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. ( 10.5 x 14 x 21 cm )
Description 
Wrought and cast silver porringer with cover; circular, shallow bowl, with sides curved-out from a flat base, and back to an everted lip; cast, applied handle with pierced geometric shapes; handle engraved, "H R" in bright-cut script; stepped, domed cover, flat at the center to support a cast, dog finial; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Sr.; The Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Collection