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Porringer

1700–1725
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 704
Early New York porringer handles often display the lacy pierced patterning seen here, an elaborate symmetrical design that incorporates cross and heart motifs at the tip. Peter Van Dyck made several similar examples, but porringers with this handle style were also produced by other New York makers. Through his marriage in 1711 to Rachel Le Roux, Van Dyck was related to the Le Roux family of French Huguenot silversmiths, and he counted among his patrons some of colonial New York’s wealthiest and most prominent citizens, such as the Livingstons and Schuylers. Unfortunately the original owner of this porringer is unknown.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Porringer
  • Maker: Peter Van Dyck (1684–1750)
  • Date: 1700–1725
  • Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 7/8 x 7 15/16 in. (4.8 x 20.2 cm); 9 oz. 3 dwt. (284.4 g)
    Lip: Diam. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
    Body: Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Annie Clarkson, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.85.4
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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