Object Number 1965.1529

Object Name

Porringer

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

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

Date

1791-1806

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, top side center; "W." and "B" flanking an anchor, within a circle, stamped

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

1.25 (H) , 4.625 (W) , 3.25 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.175 (H) , 11.748 (W) , 8.255 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

The height given is at the tip of the handle. The height at the bowl rim is 1.125 inches. The diameter is an average 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