The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Porringer

Date:: ca. 1725–1750
Geography:: Mid-Atlantic, Albany, New York, United States; Mid-Atlantic, Kingston, New York, United States
Culture:: American
Medium:: Silver
Dimensions:: Overall: 1 5/8 x 7 in. (4.1 x 17.8 cm); 7 oz. 3 dwt. (221.8 g) Lip: Diam. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm) Body: Diam. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Classification:: Silver
Credit Line:: Gift of Mrs. Denise Barkalow, 1961
Accession Number:: 61.245.2

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 774

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: engraved on handle at center in shaded roman: L + D engraved on handle near bowl in script: AL to A.V.

Marking: marked on underside of bowl and outside rim to right of handle: IC (in square surround)
Provenance

possibly Lyntie Winne Douw, after 1730; Mrs. Denise Barkalow, Denver, until 1961
See also
Who
John Cluett Jr. (2)
What
Metal (59,587)

Silver (14,059)

Dishes (6,713)

Porringers (108)
Where
North and Central America (83,069)

United States (79,768)

New York (2,784)

Albany (67)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,646)
In the Museum
American Decorative Arts (11,825)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The United States, 1600–1800 A.D.