Porringer

Thomas Danforth Boardman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A silver-colored metal porringer by Thomas Danforth Boardman with a rounded bowl that has a slightly darker interior base and small dark spots on its exterior; a handle extends to the right, flat, wide, and having the maker's mark impressed in the center, with decorative edges resembling leaves or flowers; the porringer sits on a gray surface with a shadow to the left.