Porringer
Daniel Henchman
(American, 1730–1775)
about 1755–75
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions5 x 20.9 cm (1 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Sydney DeYoung
Accession number1988.281
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
This conventional porringer is one of only two published examples by Henchman.
This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.
ProvenanceUnverifiable history of ownership in the family of John Quincy Adams, by descent to a member of the Beckwith family, who sold it to the donor.
