1958.0142 Pewter porringer
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Porringer

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Josiah Keene (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1801-1817

  • Materials:

    Pewter

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0142


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Object Number

1958.0142

Object Name

Porringer

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Josiah Keene (Maker)
1778/79-1868
Josiah Keene was primarily a brass-founder and coppersmith; pewtering was a sideline. For more on Josiah Keene's marks, see Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.119; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.135; C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.262; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.223. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.1, p.99-100.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1801-1817

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, topside center; "I·K" in a sun, stamped

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

1.875 (H) , 7.875 (W) , 5.375 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.763 (H) , 20.003 (W) , 13.652 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

The diameter is of the bowl rim.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
Published: fig. 9-1, pp.146-147