William Forbes
Porringer with Cover

Public Domain

Maker William Forbes (American, baptized 1799, active New York 1826–1863)American, baptized 1799, active New York 1826–1863

Retailer Ball, Black & Co. (American, active 1852–1874)American, 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

METALWORK

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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