Porringer
F. W.
Category
Silver
Date
1689
Materials
silver
Measurements
165 mm (H)205 mm (W)19 oz t (Weight)
Place of origin
London
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246823
Summary
A William and Mary porringer and cover of straight sided form with beaded scroll handles, the cover with acanthus leaf cluster finial, body and cover flat-chased with chinoiserie figures in a landscape.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded, but originally at 16 Charles Street, Mayfair, Mrs Greville's London home, and bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913) in 1942. This item found on the probate inventory record for Charles Street chattels at Polesden Lacey, silver, page 49.
Marks and inscriptions
AD / 1689 (etched on base)
Makers and roles
F. W., maker