Porringer
P. M. (fl.17 century)
Category
Silver
Date
1685
Materials
silver
Measurements
100 mm (H)115 mm (Diameter)9 ozs (Weight)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246863
Summary
A two handled James II silver porringer; the body engraved with Chinese figures and birds in stylized foliage; the handles cast in scroll form with protruding heads.
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
P.M., with mullet above and below / leopard's head crown / gothic h / lion passant (maker's marks stamped on base)
Makers and roles
P. M. (fl.17 century), maker