Porringer
Thomas Jenkins (Sidbury, Devon 1722 - Yarmouth 1798)
Category
Silver
Date
1685
Materials
silver
Measurements
140 mm (H)16 oz t (Weight)
Place of origin
London
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246826
Summary
A James II porringer with straight sides, everted rim and cast scroll handles, flat-chased in chinoiserie taste with a warrior and a lady and engraved with contemporary initials.
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 50.
Marks and inscriptions
gothic h / lion passant / leopard's head crowned / T.I., two scallops between (makers marks stamped on side)
Makers and roles
Thomas Jenkins (Sidbury, Devon 1722 - Yarmouth 1798), maker