Porringer

Object Name:

Porringer

Object ID:

1949.020

Creator:

Kendrick, Archibald

Place of Origin:

Bromwich, England

Date:

circa 1830

Description:

Porringer. Cast iron. Flat, pointed oval handle at one edge, perforated with abstract, symmetrical radiating pattern. Lip around top edge. Shallow, flattened, semi-circular bulge under handle on side that is part of casting and reinforcement for handle. Narrow-cast foot around bottom edge. Sides flare outward and upward from foot to top lip. Maker's name cast in underside, all caps, serif: "KENRICK". Has raised rectangular lip 0.5" x 2.3" long. Letters raised slightly inside rectangle. Casting line across center of bottom approximately 3" long. Red numbers painted in bottom: "175" and another with obscured "175". Rectangular paper label with clear yellow tape over surface, three lines typed text: "From: / Miss M. H. Jewell / Oct. 24, '49".

Material:

Metal
Iron

Dimensions:

H-2 L-7.7 Dia-5.4 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret H. Jewell