Collection Highlights
Lincoln visits General McClellan at Antietam
Date:
1862, published later
Object Number:
PR.065.778.5
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Porringer
Object Number:
Z.2957
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 6 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 16.2 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on top of handle: "TD & SB" in rectangle
Description:
Bellied- bowl pewter porringer with with "Old English" type pierced handle with small heart and stamped mark; pointed bracket.
Gallery Label:
According to Donald Fennimore, this is a 20th century creation made to look like an original Thomas Dantforth and Sherman Boardman porringer.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
