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Document identity
localId
119361
label
Porringer
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119361
contentType
object
title
Porringer
date
c. 1760–1780
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014470
creators
20958
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.); with mat: 20.8 cm (8 3/16 in.); without handle: 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Ipswich, 18th century
accession
1940.257
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Porringer, c. 1760–1780. Daniel Rogers (American, 1735–1816). Silver; overall: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.); with mat: 20.8 cm (8 3/16 in.); without handle: 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.257
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved "K" over "E * S" in shaded block letters on top of handle. Scratched on bottom: "9 4 : 0."
formerAccessionNumbers
1012.1922
citations
citation
Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 132
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:10:00.492000
sourceId
119361
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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