Porringer

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Porringer

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.628

Description

Porringer with flowered handle: handle cast separately; touch at center of upper surface of handle.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gershom Jones

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1774

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-7/8 in

Diameter

5-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 5 3/8 in. (4.8 x 13.7 cm)

Material

Pewter

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Value: "Guide to American Pewter", Jacobs, p. 117=$300.00.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Bar