Porringer

Dateca.1740

Maker Jacob Hurd (1702/3 - 1758)

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 8”; Diameter of bowl: 5 7/16"; Height to top of bowl: 1 3/8"

Credit LineBequest of Joseph H. and June S. Hennage

Object number2020-282

DescriptionPorringer with a raised bowl featuring a slightly everted rim, curved sides, and a stepped and domed bottom. Cast keyhole handle soldered at a slightly upward angle to the bowl at the rim.
Label TextPopular as a multi-purpose vessel for food and drink alike, porringers were first made in America during the middle of the 17th century. While the form fell out of favor in most of the colonies by the middle of the 18th century, they were still being made in New England well into the 19th century. This example by one of Boston's most prolific silversmiths of the mid-18th century, is identical to the "keyhole porringers made in that city many decades later.
InscribedHandle crudely engraved "P•C"
MarkingsStruck in relief on back of handle: “Jacob Hurd" in two lines within a broad shield.