William Forbes
Porringer with Cover

MakerAmerican, baptized 1799, active New York 1826–1863
RetailerAmerican, active 1852–1874
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Porringer with Cover
Datec. 1856
Made inNew York , New York, United States
MediumSilver
Dimensions4 × 5 1/16 × 7 9/16 in. (10.2 × 12.8 × 19.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Don McMillian
Object numberB.95.18.A,.B
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Belter Parlor
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis covered porringer continues the use of a form that was popular in previous centuries, though early American porringers usually had no covers. Here, the porringer has received typical nineteenth-century rococo revival decorations of flowers and foliage.
Provenance[Whirligig Antiques, Austin, 1995]; purchased by MFAH, 1995.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on side: M.K.C. / September 22, 1856
Back of handle: Mark of Ball, Black, & Co. [Darling 1964, p. 23, third mark from top]

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