Porringer
Object type: Porringer
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: David Melville
Artist bio: 1755–1793
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1788
Medium: Pewter
Dimensions: 2 x 8 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (5.1 x 20.6 x 14 cm)
Geography: Made in Newport   United States  
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, in memory of her husband, 1940
Accession year: 1940