Object Number 1980.0188

Object Name

Porringer

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Marshall P. Blankarn

Creator (Role)

Thomas Townsend (Maker)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1721-1777

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Body, left of handle; "TT" under a crown stamped in a rounded rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; Illegible mark stamped in a cartouche
3. Mark; Handle, underside; "TT" under a crown stamped in a rounded rectangle
4. Inscription; Handle, upper surface; "H·J / to / H·J·T / to / H.J.B / 1864" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Cast, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

1.693 (H) , 7.598 (L) , 4.961 (W) , 7.1959 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.3 (H) , 19.3 (L) , 12.6 (W) , 204 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 169, no. 124