MakerAttributed to
Elisha KirkAmerican, 1757–1790
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Porringer
Datec. 1781–1790
Made inPennsylvania, United States
MediumPewter
Dimensions2 1/8 × 5 1/4 × 7 in. (5.4 × 13.3 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.79.187.1
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Folk Art Room
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Related examples: See B.53.1.6.
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
ProvenancePossibly [Thomas D. and Constance R. Williams, Litchfield, Connecticut]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1953; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1979.
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