Porringer

John Edwards (American, about 1671–1746)

1700–10

Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueSilver

DimensionsOverall: 4 × 15.2 × 10.2 cm (1 9/16 × 6 × 4 in.)
Other (Overall): 10.2cm (4in.)

Credit LineGift of Guy Warren Walker, Jr.

Accession number64.1600

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ClassificationsSilver hollowware

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InscriptionsC B P engraved on handle facing away from bowlProvenanceBy tradition, originally owned by Benjamin and Priscilla Collins of Lynn, MA and descended in the family; 1946, sold by Collins descendents to Mrs. Dorothy Draper Hamlen; purchased from Hamlen by Guy Warren Walker; 1964, given by Walker to the MFA. (Accession date: September 23, 1964)