Porringer
Object type: Porringer
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Benjamin Brenton
Artist bio: 1710–1766
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1730–47
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 2 x 8 1/8 in. (5.1 x 20.6 cm); 8 oz. 19 dwt. (277.6 g)
Lip: Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Body: Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Geography: Made in Newport   United States  
Credit line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Accession year: 1933