"Old English" Handle Porringer

ca.1800-1820

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Williamsburg, United States

Popular as a multi-purpose vessel for food and drink alike, pewter porringers were first made in America around the turn of the 18th century. They were still being made in New England until the 1830s.
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Details

Title: "Old English" Handle Porringer
Date Created: ca.1800-1820
Location Created: America, New England
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 4 3/4"; Diameter at rim: 3 3/8"; Height: 1 3/16"
Type: Porringer
Rights: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Gift of Scott and Debra Duncan.
External Link: Learn more about this object at Colonial Williamsburg's emuseum
Medium: Pewter

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