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Maker(s):Bird, Joseph
Culture:British; English (active before 1685; died 1735)
Title:Miniature porringer
Date Made:ca. 1700; inscription 1715
Type:Toy/Game
Materials:Silver; molded, stamped, and engraved
Place Made:Europe; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England; London
Measurements:Overall: 1 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 13/16 in; 2.9 cm x 7 cm x 4.6 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1986.33.97
Credit Line:Bequest of Josephine Purtscher Fellows (Class of 1924)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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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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