Porringer
MakerAttributed to
Samuel Pennock (American, 1754–c. 1843)American, 1754–c. 1843
Makeror
Simon Pennock (American, 1783–1868)American, 1783–1868
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Porringer
Datec. 1775–1825
Possible placeDrumore Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Possible placePennsylvania, United States
Possible placeEast Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumPewter
Dimensions2 1/8 × 5 1/4 × 7 1/16 in. (5.4 × 13.3 × 17.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.53.1.3
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Folk Art Room
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Samuel Pennock and his son Simon were the last pewterers to produce the tab handle porringer. At least three different contours, each with slight variations, are attributed to the Pennocks.
Related examples: Pennock porringers, as well as the molds for casting them, are published in Montgomery 1978, pp. 155–56; Krile 1989, pp. 23, 26–27, nos. 60, 61, 75–77.
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.
ProvenanceT. Van C. Phillips, West Chester, Pennsylvania; [Charlotte and Edgar Sittig, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania]; [John S. Walton, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1953; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Published References Butler, Barbara. “Pewter at Bayou Bend.” The Pewter Collectors’ Club of America 90−91 (March–September 1985), p. 11. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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