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Porringer

(English, 1592?–1667)
1715–16
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions5 x 18.5 x 12.7 cm (1 15/16 x 7 5/16 x 5 in.)
Weight: 187.1 gm (6 oz)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Mark Trecothich de Silva in memory of Mark Trecothich de Silva
Accession number63.1419
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ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsEngraved on underside, "The Gift of H. Trecothick / to her Grandaughter [sic] Hannah Ivers / 1760". Engraved on the top of the handle, "T / MH / 1721".
ProvenanceAccording to tradition, Mark Trecothick (d. about 1733), Hannah Trecothick Ivers (1728-1807) by 1760, Hannah Ivers, by descent to Mark Trecothick de Silva, Gift of Mrs. Mark Trecothick de Silva in Memory of Mark Trecothick de Silva. (Accession Date: September 18, 1963)
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