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Porringer
1720-1730
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1961.1727
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.1727
Object Name
Porringer
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1720-1730
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
- Pierced
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
2.81 (H) x 7.244 (L) x 5.472 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.15 (H) x 18.4 (L) x 13.9 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Height = with handle
Length = body plus handle
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Britton, Frank. 1987 London Delftware.
• Delftware poringer with two rows of blue and purple blotches; different tab handle: p. 137, no. 104Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Delft dish bearing similar blotched ornament: vol. 2, p. 201, no. D178, probably London, 1680-1700. Noting mugs and posset pots with similar ornamentBook: Lange, Amanda E. Delftware at Historic Deerfield, 1600-1800.
• Delft example of similar form and decoration type: p. 89, no. 47, noting porringers in late 17th and 18th century Deerfield MA.Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Delft example of similar form and decoration type: vol. 2, p. 208, no. D183, noting factory wasters excavated in London.Book: Museum of London, Department of Greater London Archaeology. 1988 Excavations in Southwark 1973-76, Lambeth 1973-79.
• Delft poringers excavated at London's Mark Brown's Wharf (Pickleherring) factory waste site: pp. 310-312, 326, see also Longridge no. D178.