Object Number 1959.3355

Object Name

Porringer

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Breed (Maker)
May 20, 1719-prior to January 29, 1762

Place of Origin

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

Date

1740-1760

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, upper surface, center; "WBreed" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, upper surface, tip; "WB" stamped in rounded rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, near bowl; "I/A·:·E" engraved

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

1.732 (H) , 8.031 (L) , 5.551 (W) , 9.0654 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.4 (H) , 20.4 (L) , 14.1 (W) , 257 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 58, no. 8
[Book] Buhler, Kathryn C. 1974 American Silver in the Museum of Fine Arts, 1655-1825. vol. 1.
• Information on a similar porringer, p. 292