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Porringer
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Bellied-bowl porringer with angled rim and bossed bottom; cast flower-type handle with T-shaped or linguiform bracket is pierced with 13 voids. Large script initials "RB" engraved on bottom underside. No touchmarks. Diamond or lozenge linen mark with sink hole from tinker's dam used to burn handle on to bowl. Turning marks on underside of boss.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePorringer. late 18th or early 19th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood. CC0.
