The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Porringer

Date:: 1700–1730
Geography:: New England, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Culture:: American
Medium:: Silver
Dimensions:: Overall: 1 15/16 x 7 5/8 in. (4.9 x 19.4 cm); 9 oz. 3 dwt. (285.1 g) Lip: Diam. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm) Body: Diam. 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm)
Classification:: Silver
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number:: 13.41.96

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 710

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: engraved on handle in shaded roman: A [pellet] W / E * G; engraved on underside in script: Alice Whipple, 1731(last digit not clear)

Marking: marked inside bowl and on underside of handle: S V / [fleur-de-lis] (in heart-shaped surround)
Provenance

Mrs. Charles H. Truax, New York, NY; sold to Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, 1913.
See also
Who
Samuel Vernon (7)
What
Metal (59,369)

Silver (14,057)

Dishes (6,707)

Porringers (108)
Where
North and Central America (81,404)

United States (78,109)

Rhode Island (165)

Newport (72)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,180)
In the Museum
American Decorative Arts (11,825)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The United States, 1600–1800 A.D.