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Child's Porringer
William Homes, Sr. (1716/17–1785)
1740–70
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
3.7 x 15.9 cm (1 7/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of the Estate of Miss Grace W. Treadwell
Accession Number1970.404
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Catalogue Raisonné
Buhler, 1972, No. 545; Kane p. 563
Marks
"HOMES' in long oval on back of handle
Inscriptions"IQ / to / HQ"
ProvenanceJosiah Quincy to his daughter-in-law Hannah, wife of Samuel Quincy, or to their daughter Hannah (1763-1839), m. Aaron Hill (1758-1830), Harvard 1776. 1970, bequest of Miss Grace W. Treadwell to the MFA.