Porringer
William Swan, American (Worcester, Massachusetts), 1715 - 1774
1760-1770
Silver
Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Diantha C. and George C. Harrington, Class of 1961
2014.67.3
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Service
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Marked on bottom of the handle (Kane mark A)
Course History
HIST 9.1, Empires and Colonies in North America, Paul Musselwhite, Fall 2014
Provenance
Philip H. Hammerslough (1894-1978); sold to Frank L. Harrington, Sr. (1902-1988) and Louise Cronin Harrington (1904-2000), Worcester, Massachusetts, February 17, 1969; given to his son George and his wife Diantha Harrington, Framingham, Massachusetts, November 16, 1969; given to present collection, 2014.
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