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Maker(s):Pierce, Samuel
Culture:American (1767-1840)
Title:porringer
Date Made:1790-1810
Type:Food Service
Materials:base metal: pewter
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Greenfield
Measurements:overall: 3/4 in x 2 5/8 in; 1.905 cm x 6.6675 cm
Accession Number:  HD 1467.10
Credit Line:gift of Leslie Irwin Laughlin
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

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Description:
Small pewter porringer without the handle, and the sides melted or cut away forming a jagged edge. It was found in the tool chest of Samuel Pierce (1767-1840) who worked as a pewterer in Greenfield.

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