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Porringer

Dateca. 1750

OriginEngland, Staffordshire (probably) or Yorkshire (possibly)

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (cream-colored earthenware / creamware)

DimensionsH: 2 1/4"; OW: 5 3/4"; Diam: 4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1976-359

DescriptionPorringer, of bulbous body with short foot. With sharp incurvate neck demarcated with incised beading and a flaring mouth. The handle of a shield shape press molded with a stippled ground and flower sprig. Decorated with tortoiseshell colors of mottled brown and green.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)NoneProvenanceIn 1976, purchased from Jellinek & Sampson (London, England) by Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, VA) where it remains to the present.