Pair of porringers

Date1742-1763

Artist/Maker Allen Bright fl. 1742 - 1763

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 1 11/16"; OL: 6 5/8"; Diam (rim): 4 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1963-144,1

DescriptionPorringerLabel TextAllen Bright was free to strike his own mark in 1742, and he died in 1763.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)Touch mark a fleur-de-lis framed by "ALLEN BRIGHT" within a circle on underside of each handle (Cotterell 574).ProvenanceVendor: A.H. Isher & Son, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.