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Document identity
localId
119382
label
Porringer
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obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119382
contentType
object
title
Porringer
date
c. 1725–30
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014480
creators
8467
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.); with handle: 20.8 cm (8 3/16 in.); without handle: 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Boston
accession
1940.274
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Porringer, c. 1725–30. Andrew Tyler (American, 1692–1741). Silver; overall: 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.); with handle: 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, 1940.274
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved "MC" in block letters on top of handle (facing away from bowl). Scratched underneath handle: "8..12."
formerAccessionNumbers
799.1916
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. 156
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:10:03.676000
sourceId
119382
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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