Object Number 1987.0091

Object Name

Porringer

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland

Creator (Role)

William Billings (Maker)
1768-06/19/1813
William Billings was probably born in Newport, Rhode Island and was in Providence by 1791. His shop was offered for sale on April 12, 1806. Billings worked for a time with Job Danforth Jr. For more on William Billing's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.37; Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.216; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.124; Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970), p.134; and C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.240. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vo.1, p.98-99; J.B. Kerfoot, American Pewter (1942), p.97.

Place of Origin

Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1788-1813

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Front of handle; "W.B" with an anchor at the center all stamped in a circle.
2. Inscription; Underside of bowl; "H" scratched in a circle.

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

1.89 (H) , 7.48 (L) , 5.236 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.8 (H) , 19 (L) , 13.3 (Diam)

Object Description

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