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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1966.161
People
Pear & Bacall Co., American (1849 - 1865)
Title
Porringer
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227783

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
4.5 x 11.8 cm (1 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Inscribed on top of handle: E. H. A./Feb 12 1860. Stamped on bottom: Pear & Bacall [in raised letters]; Boston [in incised letters]; Pure Silver Coin [in incised letters]. On bowl, engraved: From/Grandmother

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Edwin Hale Abbot, Jr.
Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1966.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin H. Abbot
Accession Year
1966
Object Number
1966.161
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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