Description:
Spirally fluted and incised miniature porringer with two handles. At the base is the maker's mark of "BI" over a bird with various hallmarks and the inscription "Margett Simpson 1715."

Label Text:
This miniature vessel may have been a child’s toy or a novelty for adults and is engraved on the base “Margett Simpson 1715.”

Tags:
miniatures

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