Porringer, 1700–1730, Made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 1 15/16 x 7 5/8 in. (4.9 x 19.4 cm); 9 oz. 3 dwt. (285.1 g), Silver, Samuel Vernon (1683–1737), The shallow bowls with handles known as porringers were used for drinking liquids or dipped into stews, soups, porridges, and other staples of the colonial diet.
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Porringer, 1700–1730, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, American, Silver, Overall, 1 15/16 x 7 5/8, 4.9 19.4 cm, 9 oz, 3 dwt, 285.1 g, Samuel Vernon, 1683–1737, shallow, bowls, handles, porringers, drinking liquids, dipped, stews, soups, porridges, staples, colonial diet
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