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On Display: House - Simsbury Room
Porringer
Gershom Jones
1774-1809
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Gershom Jones (Maker)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Pewter
Museum Object Number
1987.0092
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland
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Object Number
1987.0092
Object Name
Porringer
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Gershom Jones (Maker)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Date
1774-1809
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Topside of handle
Inscription: "G I" flanking a rampant lion directed right stamped in a bordered circle.
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside of handle
Inscription: "S . B" engraved in capitals.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pewter
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
1.969 (H) x 7.913 (W) x 5.472 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5 (H) x 20.1 (W) x 13.9 (Diam)