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Document identity
localId
119240
label
Porringer
core
obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
119240
contentType
object
title
Porringer
date
c. 1750–1800
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014370
creators
20581
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); Overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.); with handle: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Boston
accession
1940.157
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Porringer, c. 1750–1800. Benjamin Burt (American, 1729–1805). Silver; diameter: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.); with handle: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.157
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved "W" over "C=M" in block letters below mark on top of handle.
formerAccessionNumbers
748.1916
citations
citation
Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
page_number
mentioned & reproduced P 13
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:36.444000
sourceId
119240
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
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image_url
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1
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0
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photo
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