Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
Date:
1879
Object Number:
1971.104
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Porringer
Object Number:
1964.85b
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 7 7/8 x 5 3/8 in. ( 5.1 x 20 x 13.7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on top of handle: "TD & SB" in rectangle
Description:
Bellied- bowl pewter porringer with with "Old English" type pierced handle with small heart and stamped mark; pointed bracket.
Gallery Label:
According to Donald Fennimore, this is a 20th century creation made to look like an original Thomas Dantforth and Sherman Boardman porringer.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
