Porringer
Date1698 (dated)
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)
DimensionsOL with handle: 7 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1951-162
DescriptionShallow bowl with everted rim, cylindrical foot ring, and flat scalloped-edge handle pierced with one round and two heart-shaped holes. White tin glaze decorated in blue: on the interior, a bird on a rock and stylized flowers; on the exterior, the inscription "W E 1698."Label TextFragments of porringer handles of this type have been excavated at Jamestown, Virginia, and in Williamsburg at Bassett Hall (iAA.O168).Inscription(s)"W'E 1698"Mark(s)NoneProvenanceD. M. & P. Manheim, New York
ca. 1730
ca. 1740
1737 (dated)
ca. 1730
ca. 1730
1720 -1740
ca. 1675
1717 (dated)
1660 (dated)
ca. 1770
ca. 1710
1727 (dated)