About the Artwork
Porringer
between ca. 1735 and 1745
John Tanner
1713 - 1785
American
Unknown
Silver
Overall: 2 1/4 × 8 × 5 1/2 inches (5.7 × 20.3 × 14 cm)
Silver
American Art before 1950
Gift of Robert H. Tannahill in memory of Mrs. William Clay
44.198
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Handle pricked, on top of handle: S S
Maker's mark, in shield, on underside of handle and on side near handle: I T
Provenance
1944-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Bulletin of the DIA, 24, 2 (1944): p. 21 (ill.).
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John Tanner, Porringer, between ca. 1735 and 1745, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Robert H. Tannahill in memory of Mrs. William Clay, 44.198.
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