Porringer (Bleeding Bowl) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1999.306.70
People: Saunders Pitman, American (active 1732 -1804)
Title: Porringer (Bleeding Bowl)
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: c. 1767
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States, Rhode Island, Providence
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/186504

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

5.2 x 21 x 13.7 cm (2 1/16 x 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

(not assigned): On sides in caps: "John Hill Mahony/ Feby 22nd 1816" and "John Hill./ Sept. 19th 1767" and "Helen Fordham Mahony/ June 12th 1919."; Initials "P I H J" on handle
Scratched on underside: "112001" and "44455"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: David Berg, New York; his bequest to the Fogg Museum, 1999.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of David Berg
Accession Year: 1999
Object Number: 1999.306.70
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

GenEd US12 American Encounters: Art, Contact, and Conflict, 1560-1860 (S427) Spring 2012, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 05/12/2012

Verification Level

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1999.306.70: Porringer (Bleeding Bowl)