Porringer, ca. 1725-1750

Mark:
P S, capitals in a shield, twice, with leaf device between, on the rim left of the handle <br/>
Engraved:
R B A <br/>
Exhibited:
Newton College of the Sacred Heart; Newton, Massachusetts; March 10, 1963; no. 33. Salve Regina College; Newport, Rhode Island; May 13, 1964; no. 33. <br/>
Dimensions:
H. 2 1/4" D. 5 1/4" L. 7 7/8" 8.83 ozt. <br/> This is a keyhole-handled porringer with double arched piercings near the rim. It has a convex body and domed center. On top of the handle facing the rim is the engraving R B A in block letters. This same engraving appears on a porringer owned by The Art Institute of Chicago. A receipt for the porringer in the Moore Collection states it is a mate to one in The Art Institute of Chicago (Ginsburg and Levy, Inc., June 28, 1961). Both of these porringers are marked twice with the capitals P S in a shield and leaf device in between. However, The Art Institute of Chicago refers to the mate as having an inscription "A B / to L B." This inscription does not appear on the Moore porringer.