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Porringer
English (London)
1715–16
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
5 x 18.5 x 12.7 cm (1 15/16 x 7 5/16 x 5 in.)
Weight: 187.1 gm (6 oz)
Weight: 187.1 gm (6 oz)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Mark Trecothich de Silva in memory of Mark Trecothich de Silva
Accession Number63.1419
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe low round bowl, raised from sheet, has in-curved sides and a straight rim. The cast handle has a geometric openwork pattern. It has been broken in several places and crudely repaired. The body of the bowl is dented and roughly hammered overall.
Marks
On underside, maker's mark PE (Grimwade 2159 or 2158); lion's head erased (repeated on underside of handle); Britannia; date letter v
InscriptionsEngraved on underside, "The Gift of H. Trecothick / to her Grandaughter [sic] Hannah Ivers / 1760". Engraved on the top of the handle, "T / MH / 1721".
ProvenanceAccording to tradition, Mark Trecothick (d. about 1733), Hannah Trecothick Ivers (1728-1807) by 1760, Hannah Ivers, by descent to Mark Trecothick de Silva, Gift of Mrs. Mark Trecothick de Silva in Memory of Mark Trecothick de Silva. (Accession Date: September 18, 1963)