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Porringer
Elias Pelletreau
1750-1775
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Elias Pelletreau (Maker)
Place of Origin
Southampton; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1966.0114
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.0114
Object Name
Porringer
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Elias Pelletreau (Maker)
Place of Origin
Southampton; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per previous cataloguer: Origin may be Southampton, L.I.
Date
1750-1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Exterior, upper rim, left of handle
Inscription: "EP" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Exterior, upper rim, right of handle
Inscription: "EP" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface
Inscription: "P*H" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
- Cut
- Wrought
- Pierced
Dimensions (inches)
2.205 (H) x 4.803 (W) x 6.85 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.6 (H) x 12.2 (W) x 17.4 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
7.5486
Measurement Notes
6 oz. 17 dwt. 5 gr. troy.
XRF analysis indicates silver of the pre-modern era with an alloy having a silver range from 90.0-92.7 with gold from 0.09-0.11. [Quimby, p. 275]