"Flowered" Handle Porringer
Dateca.1817-1840
Maker
William Calder
MediumPewter
DimensionsOverall: 7 11/16"; Diameter at rim: 5 1/4" Height: 1 13/16"
Credit LineGift of Scott and Debra Duncan
Object number2022-172
DescriptionPewter porringer with a "flowered" handle composed of foliage scrolling around a stylized shield with a quatrefoil above and lightened by thirteen apertures. The handle is supported from below by a lobed bracket, and a large linen mark is visible inside the bowl in the corresponding area. Its bellied bowl has an everted rim and a raised boss surrounded by a recess at the bottom.Label TextOften thought of as a Rhode Island product, flowered handle porringers were made in both England and Boston during the middle part of the 18th century before becoming especially popular there. For his maker's mark, Calder chose to include an eagle of the type which appeared on the backs of American silver coins made during the period.Mark(s)Top of the handle struck with a left-facing eagle, clutching arrows and an olive sprig, with "CALDER" above and "PROVID" below, all in relief within a saw-toothed circle (Jacobs-67).
ca.1820-1840
ca.1780-1820
ca.1800-1820
