Porringer

Dateca. 1740

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsH: 2"; L9with handle): 5 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1956-245

DescriptionBowl with convex sides, cylindrical foot ring, everted rim, and scalloped edge flat handle pierced by a single round hole. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue with a stylized leaf branch design around the body and a scalloped edge band on the rim. Marked G in blue on the base.Label TextThe probable London attribution for this porringer is based on the color, the decoration, and the objects relationship to another London-made example, CWF accession 1958-298.Inscription(s)Blue G on base.Mark(s)NoneProvenanceJoseph Vizcarra, Lombard, IL